Parent-Adolescent Violence and Later Behavioral Health Problems Among Homeless and Housed Youth

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 305-318

  Haber, Mason G ^a   Toro, Paul A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescent homelessness; adolescent psychopathology; adolescent substance abuse; emotional abuse; physical abuse

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; HOMELESSNESS; HOUSING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOLISM; CHILD ABUSE; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HOMELESS PERSONS; HOMELESS YOUTH; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70350501356     PISSN: 00029432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0017212     Document Type: Article

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