Pharmacological Secondary Prevention of PTSD in Youth: Challenges and Opportunities for Advancement

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 543-550

  Maccani, Matthew A ^a,b   Delahanty, Douglas L ^c,d,e   Nugent, Nicole R ^f   Berkowitz, Steven J ^g,h  

^a RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NORTHEAST OHIO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e SUMMA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^f Bradley Hasbro Children's Research Center   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^h YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SECONDARY PREVENTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; SECONDARY PREVENTION; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 84867665255     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: 15736598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jts.21731     Document Type: Article

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