Treating multitraumatized, socially marginalized children: Results of a naturalistic treatment outcome study

Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 813-828

  Lanktree, Cheryl B ^a   Briere, John ^a   Godbout, Natacha ^b   Hodges, Monica ^c   Chen, Karianne ^g   Trimm, Laurie ^g   Adams, Barbara ^d   Maida, Carl A ^e   Freed, Wendy ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Center for Psychological Health   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^g NONE

Author keywords

Adolescents; Child maltreatment; Children; Complex trauma; ITCT; Poverty; Therapy; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANGER; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DEPRESSION; DISSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTEGRATIVE TREATMENT OF COMPLEX TRAUMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOTRAUMA; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SURVIVOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84870591841     PISSN: 10926771     EISSN: 1545083X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10926771.2012.722588     Document Type: Article

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