Gender differences in the relationship between maladaptive behaviours and post-traumatic stress disorder. A study on 900 L’Aquila 2009 earthquake survivors.

Background: Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) represents one of the most frequently psychiatric sequelae to earthquake exposure. Increasing evidence suggests the onset of maladaptive behaviors among veterans and adolescents with PTSD, with specific gender differences emerging in the latter. Aims...

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Main Authors: Liliana eDell'Osso, Claudia eCarmassi, Paolo eStratta, Gabriele eMassimetti, Kareen K Akiskal, Hagop S Akiskal, Icro eMaremmani, Alessandro eRossi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyt.2012.00111/full