War trauma and psychopathology in Bosnian refugee children

European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 84-90

  Papageorgiou, V ^a   Frangou Garunovic, A ^a   Iordanidou, R ^a   Yule, W ^b   Smith, P ^b   Vostanis, P ^c  

^a Med Psychopaedagogical Ctr N G   (Greece)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Greenwood Institute of Child Health   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bosnia; Child; Psychopathology; Refugee; War trauma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BATTLE INJURY; BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENTAL DEPRIVATION; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOTRAUMA; REFUGEE; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0033917468     PISSN: 10188827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007870050002     Document Type: Article

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