The psychosocial effects of deployment on military children

Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 271-278

  Flake, Eric M ^a   Davis, Beth Ellen ^a   Johnson, Patti L ^a   Middleton, Laura S ^a  

^a MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Child; Deployment; Military; Psychosocial morbidity; Separation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY STRESS; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MILITARY DEPLOYMENT; MILITARY SERVICE; MORBIDITY; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PARENTAL STRESS; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SPOUSE; WAR;

CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 69349083573     PISSN: 0196206X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DBP.0b013e3181aac6e4     Document Type: Article

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