Behavior Problems and Placement Change in a National Child Welfare Sample: A Prospective Study

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 70-80

  Aarons, Gregory A ^a   James, Sigrid ^b   Monn, Amy R ^c   Raghavan, Ramesh ^d   Wells, Rebecca S ^e   Leslie, Laurel K ^f  

^a CHILD AND ADOLESCENT SERVICES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^f TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescent; child; child welfare; mental health; placement change

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGING; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOSTER HOME CARE; GROUP HOMES; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 73649129265     PISSN: 08908567     EISSN: 15275418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004583-201001000-00011     Document Type: Article

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