Mediators and moderators of a psychosocial intervention for children affected by political violence

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 818-828

  Tol, Wietse A ^a,b   Komproe, Ivan H ^a,c   Jordans, Mark J D ^a   Gross, Alden L ^d   Susanty, Dessy ^e   MacY, Robert D ^f   De Jong, Joop T V M ^g,h  

^a Department of Research and Development   (Netherlands)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e Church World Service   (Indonesia)

^f HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^g VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^h BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

function impairment; mediators; moderators; political violence; PTSD

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; COPING BEHAVIOR; DATA ANALYSIS; DISPLACEMENT BEHAVIOR; EMOTION; FAMILY ASSESSMENT; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; GROWTH CURVE; HOPE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEER GROUP; PLAY; POLITICS; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYMPTOM; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIOLENCE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDONESIA; MALE; POLITICS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIOLENCE;

EID: 78650162454     PISSN: 0022006X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0021348     Document Type: Article

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