Exploring the fit of western PTSD models across three non-western low- and middle-income countries

Traumatology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 55-63

  Michalopoulos, Lynn Murphy ^a   Unick, George J ^b   Haroz, Emily E ^c   Bass, Judith ^c   Murray, Laura K ^c   Bolton, Paul A ^c  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross cultural; Factor analysis; Low and middle income country; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Validation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84975303446     PISSN: 15347656     EISSN: 10859373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/trm0000020     Document Type: Article

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