The potential for PTSD, substance use, and HIV risk behavior among adolescents exposed to hurricane Katrina

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 44, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1749-1767

  Wagner, Karla D ^a   Brief, Deborah J ^b,c   Vielhauer, Melanie J ^b,c   Sussman, Steve ^a   Keane, Terence M ^b,c   Malow, Robert ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; HIV; Natural disaster; Post traumatic stress disorders; Substance use

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COMORBIDITY; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HURRICANE; INFECTION RISK; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INJURY; JUVENILE; MORBIDITY; NATURAL DISASTER; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; WELLBEING;

EID: 70449472699     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: 15322491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10826080902963472     Document Type: Review

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