Perceived causal relations between anxiety, posttraumatic stress and depression: Extension to moderation, mediation, and network analysis

European Journal of Psychotraumatology

Volumn 4, Issue SUPPL., 2013, Pages

  Frewen, Paul A ^a   Schmittmann, Verena D ^b   Bringmann, Laura F ^c   Borsboom, Denny ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Assessment; Comorbidity; Depression; Perceived causal relations; Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84891953050     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20008066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/ejpt.v4i0.20656     Document Type: Article

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