Coping and health status predicts PTSD 12 months after a serious motor vehicle accident

Background: Maladjusted coping strategies after motor vehicle accidents (MVA) can contribute to the development of psychological symptoms, as PTSD. Methods: Measures of Acute Stress Disorder, PTSD scale, Coping, Social Support and physical health were used to evaluate 101MVA victims with serious inj...

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Main Author: Pires, Tânia Sofia Fernandes (author)
Other Authors: Maia, Ângela (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/22413
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/22413