Symptoms of Depression in Israeli Adolescents Following a Suicide Bombing: The Role of Gender

Journal of Early Adolescence

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 502-515

  Barile, John P ^a   Grogan, Kathryn E ^a   Henrich, Christopher C ^a   Brookmeyer, Kathryn A ^b   Shahar, Golan ^c  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

depression; gender; risk; violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863686971     PISSN: 02724316     EISSN: 15525449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0272431611400317     Document Type: Article

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