Post-traumatic stress symptoms and psychological functioning in children of parents with acquired brain injury

Brain Injury

Volumn 25, Issue 7-8, 2011, Pages 752-760

  Kieffer Kristensen, Rikke ^a,c   Teasdale, Thomas W ^a   Bilenberg, Niels ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c Department of Psychology ^*  (Denmark)

Author keywords

caregiver; Children; family; post traumatic stress disorder; prevention

Indexed keywords

ACHENBACH CHILD BEHAVIOUR CHECKLIST; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CHECKLIST; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE REGISTRY; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; OUTPATIENT CARE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT;

EID: 79959219080     PISSN: 02699052     EISSN: 1362301X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02699052.2011.579933     Document Type: Article

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