Childhood reactions to terrorism-induced trauma: A review of the past 10 years

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 381-392

  Fremont, Wanda P ^a,b  

^a SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Child and Adol Psychiatry Training   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute stress disorder; Children; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Terrorism; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESEARCH; REVIEW; SEPARATION ANXIETY; SLEEP DISORDER; TERRORISM; HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; UNITED STATES;

CHILD; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TERRORISM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2942709870     PISSN: 08908567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004583-200404000-00004     Document Type: Review

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