Toward understanding posttraumatic stress and depression among trauma-affected widows in Sri Lanka - Lambert JE, Witting AB, James S, Ponnamperuma L, Wickrama T.

In this study, we applied conservation of resources theory (Hobfoll, 1989) to explain high rates of depression and posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) among war- and disaster-affected Tamil widows in the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka. We hypoth...
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