Individual predictors of posttraumatic distress: a structural equation model.

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Recent research has called into question the "dose-effect" model of understanding response to trauma and has turned attention to the contribution of personality and environmental factors. This research seeks to model the interrelation of relational capacity (a component of personality), perceptions of social support, and posttraumatic distress.

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Anger, impulsivity, social support, and suicide risk in patients with posttraumatic stress disorder.

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Needs assessment of the displaced population following the August 1999 earthquake in Turkey.

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Pokémon contagion: photosensitive epilepsy or mass psychogenic illness?

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Combat trauma: trauma with highest risk of delayed onset and unresolved posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms, unemployment, and abuse among men.

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Urinary uranium concentrations in an enlarged Gulf War veteran cohort.

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Effects of exposure to death in a war mortuary on posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms of intrusion and avoidance.

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Prospective study of hepatic, renal, and haematological surveillance in hazardous materials firefighters.

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To evaluate possible health effects related to work with hazardous materials as measured by end organ effect markers in a large cohort over about 2 years, and in a subcohort over 5 years.

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The impact of war in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Devastated trust.

This article discusses the impact of war in Bosnia and Herzegovina. In particular, the authors discuss the relation between trauma and (dis)trust. Specifically, the issue of trust among the war-stricken people of Bosnia and Herzegovina is the focus of this article. It is hypothesized that war has exerted a clear impact on individual well-being. Next, war has had a clear impact on assigning meaning to life and the surrounding (social) world.

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The prevalence of mental health problems in Rwandan and Burundese refugee camps

Objective: We examined the prevalence of mental health problems in refugees living in camps that emerged in Tanzania during the Rwanda crisis that started in 1994.
Method: Using the 28-item version of the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28), we examined two samples: a random sample (n=854) and a sample of clients of a psychosocial support programme in these camps (n=23). Sensitivity, specificity and positive- and negative predictive values were estimated for several cut-off scores of the GHQ-28.

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