Acute child and mother psychophysiological responses and subsequent PTSD symptoms following a child's traumatic event

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 677-687

  Ostrowski, Sarah A ^a   Christopher, Norman C ^b,c   Van Dulmen, Manfred H M ^a   Delahanty, Douglas L ^a,c  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AKRON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NORTHEAST OHIO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE URINE LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; SCHOOL CHILD; SYMPTOM;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; OHIO; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 36349001269     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: 15736598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jts.20286     Document Type: Article

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