Concerns and coping of African-American mothers after youth assault requiring emergency medical treatment

Journal of Pediatric Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 388-396

  Phelps, Lori F ^a   Davies, W Hobart ^a,b   McCart, Michael R ^a   Klein Tasman, Bonita P ^a   Melzer Lange, Marlene D ^b   Heuermann, Wendi ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^c Children's Hospital of Wisconsin   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecological transactional approach; Maternal distress; Youth violence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; COMMUNITY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; EXPERIENCE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; JUVENILE; MALE; MATERNAL WELFARE; MENTAL HEALTH; MOTHER; SAFETY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VIOLENCE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTHERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; VIOLENCE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 33645996037     PISSN: 01468693     EISSN: 1465735X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsj057     Document Type: Article

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