Multiple Types of Child Maltreatment, Posttraumatic Stress, Dissociative Symptoms, and Reactive Aggression among Adolescent Criminal Offenders

Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 88-101

  Silvern, Louise ^a   Griese, Brook ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b Judi's House ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

child abuse; complex trauma; Developmental Trauma Disorder; juvenile delinquents; Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861391622     PISSN: 19361521     EISSN: 1936153X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19361521.2012.671799     Document Type: Article

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