Youth Homicide Prevention

Psychiatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 205-216

  Douglas, Kobie ^a   Bell, Carl C ^a,b  

^a Institute for Clinical and Managerial Consultation   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Prevention; Violence; Youth

Indexed keywords

CAUSE OF DEATH; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; EMOTIONALITY; EPIDEMIC; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; JUVENILE; LIFESTYLE; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; PSYCHOTRAUMA; PUBLIC HEALTH; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; STATISTICS; VIOLENCE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; BRAIN; CHILD; EMOTIONS; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RISK FACTORS; SELF CONCEPT; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79951570956     PISSN: 0193953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psc.2010.11.013     Document Type: Review

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