Behavior problems and traumatic events of unaccompanied refugee minors

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 719-727

  Sourander, Andre ^a  

^a TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Behavior problems; Refugees; Traumatic events; Unaccompanied children

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; REFUGEE; STRESS;

ADOLESCENT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; FEMALE; FINLAND; GROUP HOMES; HOMELESS YOUTH; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; REFUGEES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 0032124825     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0145-2134(98)00053-2     Document Type: Article

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