Twenty years of trauma:Psychological Abstracts 1970 through 1989 |
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Authors: | Dr Dudley David Blake Anne Marie Albano Terence M Keane |
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Institution: | (1) National Center for PTSD—Boston VA Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, 02155 Medford, Massachusetts;(2) Present address: the Clinical Laboratory and Educational Division, National Center for PTSD, Palo Alto VAMC—323 D-MP, 3801 Miranda Avenue, 94304 Palo Alto, California |
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Abstract: | 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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Keywords: | trauma literature bibliography PTSD publications |
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