Seeking signs of stress overload: Symptoms and behaviors

International Journal of Stress Management

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2018, Pages 301-311

  Amirkhan, James H ^a   Landa, Isidro ^a,b   Huff, Seyka ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Signs of stress; SOS; Stress behaviors; Stress overload; Stress symptoms

Indexed keywords

EID: 85017137320     PISSN: 10725245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/str0000066     Document Type: Article

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