Elucidating dimensions of posttraumatic stress symptoms and their functional correlates in disaster-exposed adolescents

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 59, Issue , 2014, Pages 85-92

  Sumner, Jennifer A ^a   Pietrzak, Robert H ^b,c   Danielson, Carla Kmett ^d   Adams, Zachary W ^d   Ruggiero, Kenneth J ^e,f  

^a Department of Medicine   (United States)

^b VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^e MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^f RALPH H JOHNSON VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Confirmatory factor analysis; Disasters; Dysphoric arousal model; Posttraumatic stress disorder

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DISASTER VICTIM; DYSPHORIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; SLEEP DISORDER; SUBSTANCE USE; TORNADO; ADDICTION; CHILD; DISASTER; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; LIFE EVENT; PSYCHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DISASTERS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TORNADOES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84908373906     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: 18791379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2014.09.003     Document Type: Article

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