Impact, psychological sequelae and management of trauma affecting children and adolescents

Current Opinion in Psychiatry

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 422-428

  Caffo, Ernesto ^a   Forresi, Barbara ^a   Lievers, Luisa Strik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Children; Post traumatic stress disorder; Psychological trauma

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CLOZAPINE; CORTICOTROPIN; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

ADOLESCENCE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BRAIN SIZE; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD CENTERED THERAPY; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CHILDHOOD INJURY; COGNITION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; DEPRESSION; GRIEF; GROUPS BY AGE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NEUROBIOLOGY; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PATIENT COUNSELING; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TERRORISM; VICTIM; WAR;

EID: 20644461021     PISSN: 09517367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.yco.0000172062.01520.ac     Document Type: Review

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