A relative weights comparison of trauma-related shame and guilt as predictors of DSM-5 posttraumatic stress disorder symptom severity among US veterans and military members

British Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 163-176

  Cunningham, Katherine C ^a,b,c   Davis, Joanne L ^a   Wilson, Sarah M ^b,c   Resick, Patricia A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TULSA   (United States)

^b DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Education and Clinical Center   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

guilt; post traumatic stress disorder; relative weights; shame; veterans

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGY; SOLDIER; UNITED STATES; VETERAN; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; UNITED STATES; VETERANS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85045433979     PISSN: 01446657     EISSN: 20448260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bjc.12163     Document Type: Article

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