Hurricane-Related exposure experiences and stressors, other life events, and social support: Concurrent and prospective impact on children's persistent posttraumatic stress symptoms

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 794-805

  La Greca, Annette M ^a   Silverman, Wendy K ^b   Lai, Betty ^a   Jaccard, James ^b  

^a Department of Biology   (United States)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

disasters; life stress; posttraumatic stress

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HURRICANE; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYMPTOM;

CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CYCLONIC STORMS; DISASTERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 78650153160     PISSN: 0022006X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0020775     Document Type: Article

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