Perceptions of stressful life events as turning points are associated with self-rated health and psychological distress.

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Published in Anxiety Stress Coping on October 01, 2010

Authors

Angelina R Sutin1, Paul T Costa, Elaine Wethington, William Eaton

Author Affiliations

1: Laboratory of Personality and Cognition, National Institute on Aging, NIH, Baltimore, MD, USA. sutina@mail.nih.gov

Associated clinical trials:

Prevention of Mental Health Problems in People Exposed to a Recent Highly Stressful Event. | NCT04314115

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