Psychological functioning 1 year after a brief intervention using micronutrients to treat stress and anxiety related to the 2011 Christchurch earthquakes: A naturalistic follow-up

Human Psychopharmacology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 230-243

  Rucklidge, Julia J ^a   Blampied, Neville ^a   Gorman, Brigette ^a   Gordon, Heather A ^a   Sole, Ellen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

anxiety; earthquakes; minerals; stress; treatment; vitamins

Indexed keywords

TRACE ELEMENT;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EARTHQUAKE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; DEPRESSION; EARTHQUAKES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MICRONUTRIENTS; NEW ZEALAND; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84898824761     PISSN: 08856222     EISSN: 10991077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hup.2392     Document Type: Article

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