Involving Parents in Indicated Early Intervention for Childhood PTSD Following Accidental Injury

Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 345-363

  Cobham, Vanessa E ^a   March, Sonja ^b   de Young, Alexandra ^a   Leeson, Fiona ^c   Nixon, Reginald ^c   McDermott, Brett ^d   Kenardy, Justin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d MATER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accidental injury; Children; PTSD

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869105040     PISSN: 10964037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10567-012-0124-9     Document Type: Review

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