Lasting personality pathology following exposure to catastrophic trauma in adults: Systematic review

Personality and Mental Health

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 320-336

  Munjiza, Jasna ^a   Law, Vincent ^b   Crawford, Mike J ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; TIME;

ADULT; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84912575465     PISSN: 19328621     EISSN: 1932863X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pmh.1271     Document Type: Article

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