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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Dutch Resistance Veterans from World War II

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International Handbook of Traumatic Stress Syndromes

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At present it is generally accepted that extensive war traumata can cause permanent damage to a person’s mental and physical health. However, the precise nature of the associations between traumatic war experiences and subsequent disorders remains uncertain.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Psychiatry, Saint Lucas Hospital, 1061 AE, Amsterdam, Netherlands

    Wybrand Op den Velde

  2. Department of Medical Psychology, University of Limburg School of Medicine, 6200, MD, Maastricht, Netherlands

    Paul R. J. Falger

  3. Department of Psychiatry, Saint Lucas Hospital, 1061, AE, Amsterdam, Netherlands

    Johan E. Hovens & Louise J. Lasschuit

  4. Department of Neurophysiology, Saint Lucas Hospital, 1061, AE, Amsterdam, Netherlands

    Jan H. M. de Groen & Hans Van Duijn

  5. Department of Medical Psychology, University of Limburg School of Medicine, 6200, MD, Maastricht, Netherlands

    Erik G. W. Schouten

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den Velde, W.O. et al. (1993). Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Dutch Resistance Veterans from World War II. In: Wilson, J.P., Raphael, B. (eds) International Handbook of Traumatic Stress Syndromes. The Plenum Series on Stress and Coping. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-2820-3_18

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