A cognitive developmental approach to understanding how children cope with disasters

Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 7-16

  Deering, Catherine Gray ^a  

^a Clayton Coll and State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Children; Coping; Development; Disaster

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; COGNITION; DISASTER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NATURAL DISASTERS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 0033654891     PISSN: 10736077     EISSN: 17446171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-6171.2000.tb00070.x     Document Type: Article

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