Psychophysiological characteristics of PTSD in children and adolescents: A review of the literature

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 146-154

  Kirsch, Veronica ^a   Wilhelm, Frank H ^b   Goldbeck, Lutz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC DISORDERS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 79953785555     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: 15736598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jts.20620     Document Type: Review

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