Stress and psychopathology in children and adolescents: Is there evidence of specificity?

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 107-133

  McMahon, Susan D ^a   Grant, Kathryn E ^a   Compas, Bruce E ^b   Thurm, Audrey E ^a   Ey, Sydney ^c  

^a DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^c HAWAII PACIFIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Child; Psychopathology; Specificity; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DIVORCE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; MARRIAGE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; MODEL; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THEORETICAL STUDY; VIOLENCE; FAMILY; HOSPITALIZATION; LIFE EVENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FAMILY; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MENTAL DISORDERS; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0042634262     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1469-7610.00105     Document Type: Review

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