Prediction of posttraumatic stress symptoms in children after Hurricane Andrew

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 237-248

  Vernberg, Eric M ^a   Silverman, Wendy K ^b   La Greca, Annette M ^c,d   Prinstein, Mitchell J ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^d Department of Biology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISASTER; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MODEL; NORMAL HUMAN; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREDICTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CHILD; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HUMANS; MALE; NATURAL DISASTERS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029913402     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-843X.105.2.237     Document Type: Article

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