Narrative Exposure Therapy for the Treatment of Traumatized Children and Adolescents (KidNET): From Neurocognitive Theory to Field Intervention

Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 641-664

  Neuner, Frank ^a   Catani, Claudia ^a   Ruf, Martina ^a   Schauer, Elisabeth ^a   Schauer, Maggie ^a   Elbert, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PSYCHOTRAUMA; REFUGEE; REVIEW; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; WAR;

BRAIN; CHILD; COGNITION; HUMANS; NARRATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 44949227028     PISSN: 10564993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chc.2008.03.001     Document Type: Review

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