Six years after the wave. Trajectories of posttraumatic stress following a natural disaster

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Volumn 36, Issue , 2015, Pages 15-24

  Johannesson, Kerstin Bergh ^a   Arinell, Hans ^a   Arnberg, Filip K ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

General mental health; Longitudinal study; Natural disaster; Posttraumatic stress; PTSD; Recovery; Trajectories

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT VARIABLE; INDIAN OCEAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NATURAL DISASTER; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVOR; SWEDISH CITIZEN; TSUNAMI; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DISASTER; FOLLOW UP; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SWEDEN;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BEREAVEMENT; DISASTERS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; SURVIVORS; SWEDEN; TSUNAMIS;

EID: 84942093064     PISSN: 08876185     EISSN: 18737897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2015.07.007     Document Type: Article

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