Psychiatry Research
Volume 120, Issue 1 , Pages 61-69 , 30 August 2003

Exposure to traumatic events and experiences: aetiological relationships with personality function

  • Kerry L Jang

      Affiliations

    • Division of Behavioural Science, Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, 2255 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 2A1
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1-604-822-7895; fax: +1-604-822-7756
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  • Murray B Stein

      Affiliations

    • Anxiety & Traumatic Stress Disorders Program, Department of Psychiatry (0985), University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0985, USA
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  • Steven Taylor

      Affiliations

    • Division of Behavioural Science, Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, 2255 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 2A1
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  • Gordon J.G Asmundson

      Affiliations

    • Anxiety and Illness Behavior Laboratory, Faculty of Kinesiology and Health Studies, University of Regina, Regina, SK, Canada S4S 0A2
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  • W.John Livesley

      Affiliations

    • Division of Behavioural Science, Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, 2255 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 2A1

Received 25 October 2002 ,Revised 23 May 2003 ,Accepted 16 June 2003.

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doi: 10.1016/S0165-1781(03)00172-0

Psychiatry Research
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