Exposure to potentially traumatic life events in children with special needs

Child Psychiatry and Human Development

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 451-465

  Saylor, Conway F ^a   MacIas, Michelle ^b   Wohlfeiler, Melissa ^a   Morgan, Larissa ^a   Awkerman, Nora Grace ^a  

^a The Citadel ^*  (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Children and youth with special needs (CSN); Pediatric Emotional Distress Scale (PEDS); Potentially traumatic life events (PTLE)

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHECKLIST; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISASTER; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PARENTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67349215672     PISSN: 0009398X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10578-009-0137-x     Document Type: Article

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