@article{ref1,
title="Impact of on-site personal experience of violent death on posttraumatic stress disorder of bereaved Japanese family members in forensic autopsy cases",
journal="Journal of loss and trauma",
year="2016",
author="Ogata, Kohske and Michiue, Tomomi and Yamazoe, Riyo and Maeda, Hitoshi",
volume="21",
number="4",
pages="290-302",
abstract="The present study investigated the influence of direct on-site experience of violent death on the symptoms involved in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) of bereaved Japanese family members (n = 367) in forensic autopsy cases, using a questionnaire survey. Factor analyses of three core symptoms of PTSD confirmed the factor structure. In general linear modeling, the major effect of direct on-site experience of violent death on PTSD score was significant, while manner of death alone did not have such an effect. These findings suggest that direct on-site experience of violent death is essential in the clinical assessment of PTSD-related symptoms of bereaved family members.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1532-5024",
doi="10.1080/15325024.2015.1067096",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15325024.2015.1067096"
}