The weight of traumatic stress: A prospective study of posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and weight status in women

JAMA Psychiatry

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 44-51

  Kubzansky, Laura D ^a   Bordelois, Paula ^b   Jun, Hee Jin ^c,d   Roberts, Andrea L ^a   Cerda, Magdalena ^b   Bluestone, Noah ^e   Koenen, Karestan C ^b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Department of Epidemiology Columbia Mailman School of Public Health ^*  (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHRONIC STRESS; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DSM-IV; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTERED NURSE; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST; SYMPTOM; WEIGHT GAIN; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 84892732743     PISSN: 2168622X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2013.2798     Document Type: Article

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