Differential Symptom Expression and Somatization in Thai Versus U.S. Children

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 987-992

  Weiss, Bahr ^a   Tram, Jane M ^b   Weisz, John R ^c   Rescorla, Leslie ^d   Achenbach, Thomas M ^e  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Pacific University   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d BRYN MAWR COLLEGE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian populations; neurasthenia; psychologization; somatization

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CENTER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOMATIZATION; THAILAND; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHILD; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEURASTHENIA; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRICS; REFERENCE VALUES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS; THAILAND; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70350444547     PISSN: 0022006X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0016779     Document Type: Article

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