Community-implemented trauma therapy for former child soldiers in Northern Uganda: A randomized controlled trial

JAMA

Volumn 306, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 503-512

  Ertl, Verena ^a,c   Pfeiffer, Anett ^b,c   Schauer, Elisabeth ^c   Elbert, Thomas ^b,c   Neuner, Frank ^a,c  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^c Universität Konstanz und Vivo International EV   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICIAL ADMINISTERED POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER SCALE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EFFECT SIZE; FEMALE; GUILT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI INTERNATIONAL NEUROPSYCHIATRIC INTERVIEW; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; NARRATIVE EXPOSURE THERAPY; PATIENT COUNSELING; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SOLDIER; STIGMA; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UGANDA;

EID: 79961066958     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2011.1060     Document Type: Article

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