Prevalence, comorbidity and course of trauma reactions in young burn-injured children

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 56-63

  De Young, Alexandra C ^a   Kenardy, Justin A ^a   Cobham, Vanessa E ^b   Kimble, Roy ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

burns; comorbidity; onset; posttraumatic stress disorder; Preschool children; prevalence; psychological disorder; trauma

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BURN; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL STRESS; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AUSTRALIA; BURNS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; RESILIENCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 82955203413     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2011.02431.x     Document Type: Article

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