Predicting Psychological Responses after the February 22nd Christchurch Earthquake: Peritraumatic Dissociation, Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms, Anxiety, Depression, and Social Isolation

Following exposure to trauma, stress reactions are initially adaptive. However, some individuals’ psychological response can become maladaptive with long-lasting impairment to functioning. Most people with initial symptoms of stress recover, and thus it is important to distinguish individuals who ar...

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Main Author: Havell, Esma Anne
Language:en
Published: University of Canterbury. Psychology 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10092/7108