Adolescents' experiences of psychosocial support after traumatisation in a school shooting

Child and Adolescent Mental Health

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 23-30

  Murtonen, Kalle ^a   Suomalainen, Laura ^a,b   Haravuori, Henna ^a,c   Marttunen, Mauri ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c Kellokoski Hospital   (Finland)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Case report; Post traumatic stress disorder; School; Violence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CRISIS INTERVENTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAMILY; FEMALE; FINLAND; FRIEND; GUNSHOT INJURY; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SCHOOL; SCHOOL SHOOTING; SCHOOL VIOLENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84155181088     PISSN: 1475357X     EISSN: 14753588     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-3588.2011.00612.x     Document Type: Article

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