Attending to the mental health of war-affected children: The need for longitudinal and developmental research perspectives

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 323-325

  Betancourt, Theresa S ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BATTLE INJURY; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONFLICT; ETHICS; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FAMILY CONFLICT; FAMILY VIOLENCE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL STRESS; VIOLENCE; WAR;

EID: 79952937519     PISSN: 08908567     EISSN: 15275418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2011.01.008     Document Type: Editorial

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