Evidence-based psychosocial treatments for children and adolescents exposed to traumatic events

Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 156-183

  Silverman, Wendy K ^a   Ortiz, Claudio D ^a   Viswesvaran, Chockalingham ^a   Burns, Barbara J ^b   Kolko, David J ^c   Putnam, Frank W ^d   Amaya Jackson, Lisa ^e  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Cincinnati Children's Hospital   (United States)

^e DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PEER GROUP; PERSONALITY TEST; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD REACTIVE DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; EARLY INTERVENTION (EDUCATION); EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PEER GROUP; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; VIOLENCE;

EID: 42549086354     PISSN: 15374416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15374410701818293     Document Type: Review

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