## Abstract Debate has arisen over whether posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is most accurately conceptualized as representing a discrete clinical syndrome or an extreme reaction to traumatic life events. Recent taxometric research using predominately adult samples appears to support a dimension
The validity of posttraumatic stress disorder among vietnamese refugees
β Scribed by Mary Catherine Smith Fawzi; Thang Pham; Lien Lin; Tho Viet Nguyen; Dung Ngo; Elizabeth Murphy; Richard F. Mollica
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 434 KB
- Volume
- 10
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0894-9867
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