Post traumatic stress, context, and the lingering effects of the Hurricane Katrina disaster among ethnic minority youth

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 49-56

  Weems, Carl F ^a   Taylor, Leslie K ^a   Cannon, Melinda F ^a   Marino, Reshelle C ^a   Romano, Dawn M ^a   Scott, Brandon G ^a   Perry, Andre M ^a   Triplett, Vera ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

Author keywords

Context; Disaster; Ethnic minority; Post traumatic stress disorder; Stability; Trauma

Indexed keywords

BENZOCAINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; BENZOCAINE; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOUISIANA; MALE; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 76749086938     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10802-009-9352-y     Document Type: Article

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