Psychological Responses After a Major, Fatal Earthquake: The Effect of Peritraumatic Dissociation and Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms on Anxiety and Depression

Journal of Trauma and Dissociation

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 501-518

  Duncan, Esma ^a   Dorahy, Martin J ^a,b   Hanna, Donncha ^c   Bagshaw, Sue ^d   Blampied, Neville ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b Belmont Private Hospital   (Australia)

^c QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^d Canterbury Charity Hospital Trust   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

anxiety; depression; earthquake; peritraumatic dissociation; posttraumatic stress

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EARTHQUAKE; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISSOCIATION; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANXIETY DISORDERS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS; EARTHQUAKES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NEW ZEALAND; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 84887971390     PISSN: 15299732     EISSN: 15299740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15299732.2013.769479     Document Type: Article

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