A controlled follow-up study of adolescents exposed to a school shooting - Psychological consequences after four months

European Psychiatry

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 490-497

  Suomalainen, L ^a,b   Haravuori, H ^a,c   Berg, N ^a   Kiviruusu, O ^a   Marttunen, M ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c Kellokoski Hospital   (Finland)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Posttraumatic stress disorder; PTSD; School violence; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; IMPACT OF EVENTS SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SCHOOL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTORS; SCHOOLS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS;

EID: 80054988350     PISSN: 09249338     EISSN: 17783585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2010.07.007     Document Type: Article

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