Hierarchical convergence of PTSD symptom clusters: A comparison of the numbing, dysphoria, and dysphoric arousal models of PTSD

Traumatology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 302-312

  Hetzel Riggin, Melanie D ^a   Harbke, Colin R ^b  

^a BEHREND COLLEGE   (United States)

^b WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dysphoria; Dysphoric arousal; Factor analysis; Hierarchical structures; Numbing; PTSD; Trauma

Indexed keywords

EID: 84982943653     PISSN: 15347656     EISSN: 10859373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/h0099857     Document Type: Article

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