Family influences on the long term post-disaster recovery of puerto rican youth

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 111-124

  Felix, Erika ^a   You, Sukkyung ^b   Vernberg, Eric ^c   Canino, Glorisa ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Hankuk University of Foreign Studies   (South Korea)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Family environment; Internalizing symptoms; Latino; Mental health; Natural disaster

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISASTER; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMAN; HURRICANE; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUERTO RICO;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CYCLONIC STORMS; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISASTERS; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PUERTO RICO;

EID: 84872399786     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10802-012-9654-3     Document Type: Article

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