Rates of trauma spectrum disorders and risks of posttraumatic stress disorder in a sample of orphaned and widowed genocide survivors

During the Rwandan genocide of 1994, nearly one million people were killed within a period of 3 months.The objectives of this study were to investigate the levels of trauma exposure and the rates of mental health disorders and to describe risk factors of posttraumatic stress reactions in Rwandan wid...

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Main Authors: Susanne Schaal, Jean-Pierre Dusingizemungu, Nadja Jacob, Thomas Elbert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2011-06-01
Series:European Journal of Psychotraumatology
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Online Access:http://www.eurojnlofpsychotraumatol.net/index.php/ejpt/article/view/6343/pdf_182