The mediating effect of depression between exposure to potentially traumatic events and PTSD in news journalists

European Journal of Psychotraumatology

Volumn 3, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Backholm, Klas ^a   Björkqvist, Kaj ^a  

^a ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Journalism; Media; Reporter; Trauma history; Traumatic stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 84977117406     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20008066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/ejpt.v3i0.18388     Document Type: Article

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