Predictors of posttraumatic stress symptoms among survivors of the Oakland/Berkeley, Calif., firestorm
American Journal of PsychiatryPublished 1 June 1994
Cheryl Koopman, Catherine Classen, David Spiegel
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Findings suggest that dissociative symptoms experienced in the immediate aftermath of a traumatic experience and subsequent stressful experiences are indicative of risk for the later development of posttraumatic stress symptoms.
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These findings suggest that dissociative symptoms experienced in the immediate aftermath of a traumatic experience and subsequent stressful experiences are indicative of risk for the later development of posttraumatic stress symptoms. Such measures may be useful as screening procedures for identifying those most likely to need clinical care to help them work through their reactions to the traumatic event and to subsequent stressful experiences.
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