Sleep Disturbance, Disability, and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Utility Workers

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 72-84

  Giosan, Cezar ^a,e   Malta, Loretta S ^b   Wyka, Katarzyna ^c   Jayasinghe, Nimali ^c   Evans, Susan ^c   Difede, Joann ^c   Avram, Eugen ^d  

^a Berkeley College   (United States)

^b Stratton VAMCV ^*  (United States)

^c WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BUCHAREST   (Romania)

^e BABE BOLYAI UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

Author keywords

Disability; PTSD; Sleep disturbance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISABLED PERSONS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PSYCHOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEPTEMBER 11 TERRORIST ATTACKS; SLEEP DISORDERS, INTRINSIC; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

ADULT; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEPTEMBER 11 TERRORIST ATTACKS; SLEEP DISORDERS, INTRINSIC; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 84917730130     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: 10974679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jclp.22116     Document Type: Article

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