Assessment techniques and South African community studies of trauma and posttraumatic stress disorder in children and adolescents

Journal of Child and Adolescent Mental Health

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 55-62

  Suliman, Sharain ^a   Kaminer, Debra ^b   Seedat, Soraya ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILDHOOD INJURY; COMMUNITY; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; PARENT; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; TEACHER; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 27944444885     PISSN: 17280583     EISSN: 17280591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/17280580509486601     Document Type: Review

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