The longitudinal relationship between post-traumatic stress disorder and perceived social support in survivors of traumatic injury

Nickerson, Angela; R. Creamer, MeLisa; Forbes, David; C. McFarlane, Alexander; O’Donnell, Meaghan; Silove, Derrick; Steel, Zachary; L. Felmingham, Kim; Hadži-Pavlović, Dušan; A. Bryant, Richard

doi:10.1017/s0033291716002361

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The longitudinal relationship between post-traumatic stress disorder and perceived social support in survivors of traumatic injury

Published in Psychological Medicine • Sep 27, 2016

Authors:

Angela Nickerson

MeLisa R. Creamer

David Forbes

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Although perceived social support is thought to be a strong predictor of psychological outcomes following trauma exposure, the temporal relationship between perceived positive and negative social support and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms has not been empirically establis...

Subject

Social support

Psychology

Traumatic stress

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