TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1993//
TI  - Post-traumatic stress disorder and coping after a natural disaster
JO  - Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology
A1  - Spurrell, M. T.
A1  - McFarlane, Alexander C.
SP  - 194
EP  - 200
VL  - 28
IS  - 4
N2  - This study examines the role of coping in the onset of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in a nonpatient population following exposure to a natural disaster. In contrast to other studies, the use of all coping strategies was found to be associated with the presence of PTSD rather than the absence of symptoms. These data suggest that coping (in this sense) represents a psychological process used to contain the distress caused by symptoms as well as to manage environmental adversity.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0933-7954
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -