Adolescent exposure to the World Trade Center attacks, PTSD symptomatology, and suicidal ideation

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 526-529

  Chemtob, Claude M ^a   Madan, Anita ^a   Berger, Pinchas ^b   Abramovitz, Robert ^c  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services   (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUICIDAL IDEATION; TERRORISM; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEW YORK CITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEPTEMBER 11 TERRORIST ATTACKS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SUICIDAL IDEATION;

EID: 80053167263     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: 15736598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jts.20670     Document Type: Article

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