How does the posttraumatic cognitions inventory fit in a four-factor posttraumatic stress disorder world? An initial analysis

Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 513-520

  Blain, Leah M ^a   Galovski, Tara E ^a   Elwood, Lisa S ^b   Meriac, John P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INDIANAPOLIS   (United States)

Author keywords

posttraumatic cognitions inventory; posttraumatic stress disorder; PTSD factor structure; self blame; sexual assault

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889778816     PISSN: 19429681     EISSN: 1942969X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0030251     Document Type: Article

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