Research suggests that about a quarter to a third of children with traffic-related injuries develop posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Early symptoms of PTSD have been found to predict poor mental and physical outcome in studies of medically injured children. However, these symptoms are rarely re
Diagnosing posttraumatic stress disorder with the MMPI clinical scales: A review of the literature
โ Scribed by Edward A. Wise
- Book ID
- 111706033
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 679 KB
- Volume
- 18
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1573-3505
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