A Bayesian network analysis of posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in adults reporting childhood sexual abuse

European Journal of Psychotraumatology

Volumn 8, Issue sup3, 2017, Pages

  McNally, Richard J ^a   Heeren, Alexandre ^a,b   Robinaugh, Donald J ^c  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

childhood sexual abuse; directed acyclic graph; Network analysis; PTSD

Indexed keywords

EID: 85032838135     PISSN: 20008198     EISSN: 20008066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/20008198.2017.1341276     Document Type: Article

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