Post-9/11 helpseeking by New York City parents on behalf of highly exposed young children

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 167-175

  DeVoe, Ellen R ^a,c   Bannon Jr , William M ^a   Klein, Tovah P ^b  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b Barnard College of Columbia University   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Posttraumatic stress disorder; September 11th terrorist attacks; Service utilization; Young children

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; DATA ANALYSIS; DISASTER; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PARENT; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TERRORISM; UNITED STATES;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; NEW YORK CITY; PARENTS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREVALENCE; SEPTEMBER 11 TERRORIST ATTACKS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 33744970680     PISSN: 00029432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0002-9432.76.2.167     Document Type: Article

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