Predictors of disruptive behavior, developmental delays, anxiety, and affective symptomatology among institutionally reared Romanian children

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1283-1292

  Ellis, Heidi ^a,d   Fisher, Philip A ^b   Zaharie, Sonia ^c  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b OREGON SOCIAL LEARNING CENTER   (United States)

^c World Vision   (Romania)

^d BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Deprivation; Institutionalization; Physical growth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFFECT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BODY GROWTH; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR; FITNESS; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; ORPHANAGE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REARING; ROMANIA; SOCIAL CARE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 4644371982     PISSN: 08908567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.chi.0000136562.24085.160     Document Type: Article

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