PTSD in children younger than the age of 13: Toward developmentally sensitive assessment and management

Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 181-197

  Scheeringa, Michael S ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Review; Youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052253690     PISSN: 19361521     EISSN: 1936153X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19361521.2011.597079     Document Type: Review

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