Comprehensive Psychiatry
Volume 50, Issue 3 , Pages 226-231 , May 2009

Patterns of temperament and character in patients with posttraumatic stress disorder and their association with symptom severity

  • Sujung J. Yoon

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, St Paul's Hospital and College of Medicine, Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 150-713, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Chansoo S. Jun

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Seoul National University Hospital and College of Medicine, Seoul 110-744, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Hye-young An

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Seoul National University Hospital and College of Medicine, Seoul 110-744, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Hyoung Ryul Kang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Seoul National University Hospital and College of Medicine, Seoul 110-744, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Tae-Youn Jun

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, St Mary's Hospital and College of Medicine, Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 150-713, Republic of Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +82 2 958 2025; fax: +82 2 964 4776.

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doi: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2008.08.003

Comprehensive Psychiatry
Volume 50, Issue 3 , Pages 226-231 , May 2009

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