Post traumatic stress disorder in children after tsunami disaster in Thailand: 2 Years follow-up

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 90, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2370-2376

  Piyasil, Vinadda ^a   Ketuman, Panom ^b   Plubrukarn, Ratnotai ^a   Jotipanut, Vajiraporn ^a   Tanprasert, Somsong ^a   Aowjinda, Sumitra ^a   Thaeeromanophap, Somchit ^a  

^a QUEEN SIRIKIT NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD); Tsunami in Thailand

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVALENCE; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCREENING TEST; THAILAND; TSUNAMI;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NATURAL DISASTERS; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; RISK FACTORS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; THAILAND; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 37149004533     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: 01252208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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