A case study of traumatic stress disorder in a 5-month-old infant following surgery

Infant Mental Health Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 76-96

  Solter, Aletha ^a  

^a Aware Parenting Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CASE REPORT; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD CARE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CONSULTATION; CRANIOFACIAL SYNOSTOSIS; CRYING; EMOTION; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; LEARNING; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SKULL SURGERY; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33846298518     PISSN: 01639641     EISSN: 10970355     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/imhj.20123     Document Type: Article

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