Patterns of posttraumatic stress symptoms in parents of childhood cancer survivors

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 430-440

  Alderfer, Melissa A ^a,b   Cnaan, Avital ^a   Annunziato, Rachel A ^b   Kazak, Anne E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood cancer survivors; Cluster analysis; Families; Parents; Posttraumatic stress symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FAMILY; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PARENT; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; SELF DISCLOSURE; SURVIVOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FAMILY; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PARENTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF DISCLOSURE; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SURVIVORS;

EID: 27644596238     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0893-3200.19.3.430     Document Type: Review

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