Measurement of posttraumatic growth in young people: A review

Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 411-422

  Clay, Rebecca ^a,c   Knibbs, Jacky ^a   Joseph, Stephen ^b  

^a Institute for Clean Growth and Future Mobility   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c Faculty of Health and Life Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Children; Positive psychology; Posttraumatic growth; Posttraumatic stress

Indexed keywords

CHILD PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; MENTAL DEVELOPMENT; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 67549084685     PISSN: 13591045     EISSN: 14617021     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359104509104049     Document Type: Review

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