Predictors of Acute and Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms in Parents Following Their Child's Cancer Diagnosis

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 558-566

  Mccarthy, Maria C ^a,b,c   Ashley, David M ^d,e   Lee, Katherine J ^a,c   Anderson, Vicki A ^a,b,c  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d BARWON HEALTH   (Australia)

^e Monash Children's   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE STRESS DISORDER; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NEOPLASM; PARENT; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; STRESS DISORDERS, TRAUMATIC, ACUTE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867734765     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: 15736598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jts.21745     Document Type: Article

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