The relationship between community violence exposure and mental health symptoms in urban adolescents

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 833-849

  McDonald, C C ^a   Richmond, T R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Community violence; Mental health; Urban

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; URBAN POPULATION; VICTIM; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; CRIME VICTIMS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; URBAN POPULATION; VIOLENCE;

EID: 55349123624     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: 13652850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2008.01321.x     Document Type: Article

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