Bidirectional Linkages Between Psychological Symptoms and Sexual Activities Among African American Adolescent Girls in Psychiatric Care

Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 811-821

  Starr, Lisa R ^a   Donenberg, Geri R ^b   Emerson, Erin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PEER GROUP; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS; UNSAFE SEX;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AFRICAN AMERICANS; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTERS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PEER GROUP; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNSAFE SEX;

EID: 84869164462     PISSN: 15374416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2012.694607     Document Type: Article

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