The Validity of the Children's PTSD Inventory

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 81-94

  Yasik, Anastasia E ^b   Saigh, Philip A ^a,c   Oberfield, Richard A ^d   Green, Bonnie ^e   Halamandaris, Phill ^d   McHugh, Margaret ^d  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b PACE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^d NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Psychometrics; PTSD; Structured interview

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035596724     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007887615685     Document Type: Article

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