Long-term adjustment in burn victims : a matched-control study.

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To date, there is little information about how severely burned patients compare to unburned healthy individuals in terms of psychological profile and quality of life. As part of a larger study on the sensory consequences of burns, we assessed psychological functioning and quality of life in burned patients and unburned healthy control subjects. We also examined whether burn patients experiencing pain and/or paresthetic sensations (i.e. symptomatic patients) present a profile that is different from those who are asymptomatic.

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The uniqueness of the DSM definition of post-traumatic stress disorder: implications for research.

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A prospective analysis of trauma exposure : the mediating role of PTSD symptomatology.

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Shame and posttraumatic stress disorder.

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Coping self-efficacy perceptions as a mediator between acute stress response and long-term distress following natural disasters.

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Coping, functioning, and adjustment of rescue workers after the Oklahoma City bombing.

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The mental health of war-wounded refugees : an 8-year follow-up.

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Emotional problems in Palestinian children living in a war zone : a cross-sectional study.

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Children living in war zones are at high risk of developing post-traumatic stress and other emotional disorders, but little is known about the effect of traumatic events during war. We aimed to assess the nature and severity of emotional problems in Palestinian children whose homes had been bombarded and demolished during the crisis in Palestine, compared with children living in other parts of the Gaza strip.

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Predicting posttraumatic distress in hospitalized trauma survivors with acute injuries.

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Each year approximately 2.5 million Americans are hospitalized after sustaining traumatic physical injuries. Few investigations have comprehensively screened for posttraumatic symptomatic distress or identified predictors of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in representative samples of surgical inpatients.

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Bioterrorism : an update with a focus on anthrax.

The current problem with anthrax, a disease of antiquity with a reputation that has exceeded its actual impact on human health, has brought into reality the meaning of bioterrorism. No matter how prepared a population may be, bioterrorism cannot be prevented. The first case or cases will occur and will serve to alert the authorities to initiate the preexisting plan to limit the quantitation of the bioterrorist event.

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