Social connectedness: A potential aetiological factor in the development of child post-traumatic stress disorder

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 109-117

  McDermott, Brett ^a   Berry, Helen ^b   Cobham, Vanessa ^c  

^a MATER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Centre for Research and Action in Public Health   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Children; natural disasters; post traumatic stress disorder; social connectedness

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILD; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HURRICANE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERCEPTION; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL CONNECTEDNESS; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; SOCIALIZATION; THREAT; TRUST; ADOLESCENT; AUSTRALIA; DISASTER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CYCLONIC STORMS; DISASTERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUEENSLAND; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 84861687893     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: 14401614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0004867411433950     Document Type: Article

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