Use of a Psychosocial Screen to Detect Children With Symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: An Exploratory Study

Ambulatory Pediatrics

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 32-35

  Steinbaum, Deborah P ^a   Chemtob, Claude ^a   Boscarino, Joseph A ^a   Laraque, Danielle ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

mental health; Pediatric Symptom Checklist; primary care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHECKLIST; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEDIATRICS; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STRESS; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SYMPTOM; UNITED STATES;

CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MENTAL HEALTH; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 38049109773     PISSN: 15301567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ambp.2007.08.007     Document Type: Article

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