Broadening perspectives on trauma and recovery: A socio-interpersonal view of PTSD

European Journal of Psychotraumatology

Volumn 7, Issue , 2016, Pages

  Maercker, Andreas ^a   Hecker, Tobias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Disclosure; Interpersonal processes; Post traumatic stress disorder; Social context; Social sharing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84977103116     PISSN: 20008198     EISSN: 20008066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/ejpt.v7.29303     Document Type: Article

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