TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Impact of on-site personal experience of violent death on posttraumatic stress disorder of bereaved Japanese family members in forensic autopsy cases
JO  - Journal of loss and trauma
A1  - Ogata, Kohske
A1  - Michiue, Tomomi
A1  - Yamazoe, Riyo
A1  - Maeda, Hitoshi
SP  - 290
EP  - 302
VL  - 21
IS  - 4
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1532-5024
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15325024.2015.1067096
ID  - ref1
ER  -