Children and natural disasters: A primer for school psychologists

School Psychology International

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 33-55

  Evans, Linda ^a   Oehler Stinnett, Judy ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Children; Intervention; Nataural disasters; PTSD

Indexed keywords

EID: 32944478068     PISSN: 01430343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0143034306062814     Document Type: Article

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