Violence exposure and psychopathology in urban youth: The mediating role of posttraumatic stress

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 578-593

  Ruchkin, Vladislav ^a   Henrich, Christopher C ^b   Jones, Stephanie M ^c   Vermeiren, Robert ^a,d   Schwab Stone, Mary ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Posttraumatic stress; Psychopathology; Violence exposure

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JUVENILE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MODEL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOTRAUMA; SCHOOL CHILD; URBAN POPULATION; VICTIM; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; ANXIETY; CHILD; CONDUCT DISORDER; CRIME VICTIMS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NEW ENGLAND; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STATISTICS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; URBAN POPULATION; VIOLENCE;

EID: 34250780181     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10802-007-9114-7     Document Type: Article

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