Prevalence and predictors of emotional and behavioral problems reported by teachers among institutionally reared children and adolescents in Turkish orphanages compared with community controls

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 883-899

  Simsek, Zeynep ^a   Erol, Nese ^b   Öztop, Didem ^c   Münir, Kerim ^d  

^a HARRAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c ERCIYES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral and emotional problems; Orphanage; Prevalence; Risk and protective factors; TRF

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250209542     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2007.01.004     Document Type: Article

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