Trauma among unaccompanied homeless youth: The integration of street culture into a model of intervention

Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 92-109

  McManus, Holly H ^a   Thompson, Sanna J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive behavioral interventions; Homeless youth; Post traumatic stress; Street youth; Strength based interventions; Youth intervention

Indexed keywords

AROUSAL; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL FEATURE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; INTEGRATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MENTAL HEALTH; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER;

EID: 65749143763     PISSN: 10926771     EISSN: 1545083X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10926770801920818     Document Type: Article

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