Abstract
Although the introduction of PTSD (APA, 1980, 1987) has fueled much interest into the psychological sequelae of disaster, little attention has been paid to the more existential changes in outlook many survivors report. Preliminary work on the development of a measure to assess both positive and negative responses to disaster is presented.
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Joseph, S., Williams, R. & Yule, W. Changes in outlook following disaster: The preliminary development of a measure to assess positive and negative responses. J Trauma Stress 6, 271–279 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00974121
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