The Pediatric Emotional Distress Scale: A Brief Screening Measure for Young Children Exposed to Traumatic Events

Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 70-81

  Saylor, Conway F ^a   Swenson, Cynthia Cupit ^b   Reynolds, Sherri Stokes ^b   Taylor, Matthew ^b  

^a THE CITADEL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTING OUT; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; PARENT; PERCEPTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; SURVIVOR;

ACTING OUT; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ANXIETY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; PARENTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVIVORS;

EID: 0033088360     PISSN: 15374416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15374424jccp2801_6     Document Type: Article

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