Post-traumatic stress symptoms in childhood brain tumour survivors and their parents

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 244-251

  Bruce, M ^a   Gumley, D ^b   Isham, L ^c   Fearon, P ^d   Phipps, K ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c OXLEAS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Childhood brain tumours; Coping styles; Parent child interactions; Post traumatic stress symptoms; PTSD

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENT; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; RECURRENT DISEASE; STATISTICS; SURVIVOR;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; RECURRENCE; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SURVIVORS;

EID: 79951540781     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2010.01164.x     Document Type: Article

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