Trauma and posttraumatic stress disorder in Australia: findings in the population sample of the Australian National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing.
AIM: To investigate the distribution and risk factors for trauma and posttraumatic stress disorder in the Australian population sample taken for the 1997 National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing. METHODS: The confidentialised unit record file (CURF) was prepared by the Australian Bureau of Sta...
| Publicado en: | Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry Vol. 36; no. 4; pp. 515 - 521 |
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Sage Publications Inc.
Aug2002
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