Perceptions of distress and positive consequences following exposure to a major disaster amongst a well-studied cohort

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 351-359

  Fergusson, David M ^a   Boden, Joseph M ^a   Horwood, L John ^a   Mulder, Roger T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

disaster exposure; longitudinal study; measurement

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEATH; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EARTHQUAKE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXPOSURE VARIABLE; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NATURAL DISASTER; NEW ZEALAND; NEWBORN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERCEPTION; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; DISASTER; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ADULT; DISASTERS; EARTHQUAKES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF REPORT; SEX FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84925609637     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: 14401614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0004867414560652     Document Type: Article

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