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The present study represents an objective assessment of the growth in trauma literature, and of the thematic trends which have been part of its historical evolution. For these purposes a systematic, manual search ofPsychological Abstracts from 1970 to 1990 was conducted to identify literature on trauma-related topics. Fifteen hundred and ninety-six (1596) citations between 1970–1990 were identified, and a trend showing increasing numbers of trauma publications was in evidence. This increase was most apparent in literature involving war- and sexual abuse-related traumatization, but not in publications about natural and technological disaster. These findings reflect a dynamic and growing field, and will provide an important benchmark for assessing the changing status of the PTSD literature.
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Blake, D.D., Albano, A.M. & Keane, T.M. Twenty years of trauma:Psychological Abstracts 1970 through 1989. J Trauma Stress 5, 477–484 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00977240
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00977240