Trauma Experiences, Maltreatment-Related Impairments, and Resilience Among Child Welfare Youth in Residential Care

International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 577-589

  Collin Vézina, Delphine ^a   Coleman, Kim ^a   Milne, Lise ^a   Sell, Jody ^a   Daigneault, Isabelle ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Child welfare; Resilience; Symptoms; Trauma; Youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053924190     PISSN: 15571874     EISSN: 15571882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11469-011-9323-8     Document Type: Article

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