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Cognitive processing in post-trauma reactions: some preliminary findings

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2009

Mark Creamer,
Philip Burgess and
Phillipa Pattison
Mark Creamer*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Melbourne and the Office of Psychiatric Services, Health Department of Victoria, Australia
Philip Burgess
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Melbourne and the Office of Psychiatric Services, Health Department of Victoria, Australia
Phillipa Pattison
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Melbourne and the Office of Psychiatric Services, Health Department of Victoria, Australia
*
1Address for correspondence: Dr Mark Creamer, Department of Psychology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia.
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Synopsis

The current study investigated a model of post-trauma reactions proposed initially by McFarlane (1988 a). Two separate data sets, one obtained following a multiple shooting and the other reported by McFarlane following a natural disaster, were examined. The findings of both studies provide support for a cognitive processing conceptualization of the development of post-trauma reactions.

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Psychological Medicine , Volume 20 , Issue 3 , August 1990, pp. 597 - 604
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1990

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