Traumatic life events and posttraumatic stress disorder among Mexican adolescents: Results from a survey

Salud Publica de Mexico

Volumn 50, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages

  Orozco, Ricardo ^a,b,e   Borges, Guilherme ^b,c   Benjet, Corina ^b   Medina Mora, María Elena ^b   López Carrillo, Lizbeth ^d  

^a Ministry of Public Health   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PSIQUIATRÍA RAMÓN DE LA FUENTE MUÑIZ   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA METROPOLITANA   (Mexico)

^d INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

^e Reforma 450   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Mexico; Post traumatic; Sexual violence; Stress disorders; Violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 42149169028     PISSN: 00363634     EISSN: 16067916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0036-36342008000700006     Document Type: Conference Paper

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