Acute stress and subsequent health outcomes: A systematic review

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 112, Issue , 2018, Pages 107-113

  Garfin, Dana Rose ^a   Thompson, Rebecca R ^a   Holman, E Alison ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute stress; Mental health; Physical health; Psychological symptoms; Stress response; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ACUTE STRESS DISORDER; ALL CAUSE MORTALITY; ANXIETY; CINAHL; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; FAMILY CONFLICT; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INJURY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MEDLINE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCINFO; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WEB OF SCIENCE; ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; COMPLICATION; FEMALE; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; QUALITY OF LIFE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 85050681693     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: 18791360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2018.05.017     Document Type: Review

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