Dimensional structure and course of post-traumatic stress symptomatology in World Trade Center responders

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 2085-2098

  Pietrzak, R H ^a   Feder, A ^b   Schechter, C B ^c   Singh, R ^b   Cancelmo, L ^b   Bromet, E J ^d   Katz, C L ^b   Reissman, D B ^e   Ozbay, F ^b   Sharma, V ^b   Crane, M ^b   Harrison, D ^f   Herbert, R ^b   Levin, S M ^b   Luft, B J ^d   Moline, J M ^g   Stellman, J M ^h   Udasin, I G ⁱ   El Gabalawy, R ^j   Landrigan, P J ^b   Southwick, S M ^a   more..

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^f NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g DONALD AND BARBARA ZUCKER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT HOFSTRA NORTHWELL   (United States)

^h Mailman School of Public Health   (United States)

ⁱ RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

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Author keywords

Confirmatory factor analysis; Disaster; Post traumatic stress disorder

Indexed keywords

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MASS DISASTER; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RESCUE PERSONNEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TERRORISM; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; EMERGENCY RESPONDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS CASUALTY INCIDENTS; MIDDLE AGED; SEPTEMBER 11 TERRORIST ATTACKS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84899685801     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291713002924     Document Type: Article

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