The Effectiveness of Interventions to Reduce Psychological Harm from Traumatic Events Among Children and Adolescents. A Systematic Review

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 287-313

  Wethington, Holly R ^a   Hahn, Robert A ^a   Fuqua Whitley, Dawna S ^a   Sipe, Theresa Ann ^a   Crosby, Alex E ^b   Johnson, Robert L ^c   Liberman, Akiva M ^d   Mościcki, Eve ^e   Price, LeShawndra N ^e   Tuma, Farris K ^e   Kalra, Geetika ^a   Chattopadhyay, Sajal K ^a  

^a National Center for Health Marketing   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR INJURY PREVENTION AND CONTROL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE   (United States)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; ART THERAPY; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PLAY THERAPY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHODYNAMICS; PSYCHOTRAUMA; REVIEW; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ART THERAPY; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PLAY THERAPY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 48649105873     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2008.06.024     Document Type: Review

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