SPECIAL ISSUE: GLOBAL MENTAL HEALTH AND TRAUMA How to quantify exposure to traumatic stress? Reliability and predictive validity of measures for cumulative trauma exposure in a post-conflict population
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How to quantify exposure to traumatic stress? Reliability and predictive validity of measures for cumulative trauma exposure in a post-conflict population Sarah Wilker*, Anett Pfeiffer, Stephan Kolassa, Daniela Koslowski, Thomas Elbert and Iris-Tatjana Kolassa Clinical & Biological Psychology, Institute of Psychology and Education, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany; Vivo International, Allensbach, Germany; Clinical Psychology, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany; SAP Switzerland AG, Tägerwilen, Switzerland
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تاریخ انتشار 2015