The latent structure of posttraumatic stress disorder among adolescents

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 146-152

  Broman Fulks, Joshua J ^a   Ruggiero, Kenneth J ^b   Green, Bradley A ^c   Smith, Daniel W ^b   Hanson, Rochelle F ^b   Kilpatrick, Dean G ^b   Saunders, Benjamin E ^b  

^a APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE MODEL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; TAXONOMY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 69249153441     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: 15736598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jts.20399     Document Type: Article

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