Prospective risk factors for adolescent PTSD: Sources of differential exposure and differential vulnerability

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 339-353

  Milan, Stephanie ^a   Zona, Kate ^a   Acker, Jenna ^a   Turcios Cotto, Viana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; PHDCN; Post traumatic stress disorder; Violence exposure

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT DISORDER; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMOGRAPHY; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LIFE EVENT; MALE; PEER GROUP; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; URBAN POPULATION; VIOLENCE;

ADJUSTMENT DISORDERS; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COGNITION DISORDERS; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PEER GROUP; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; URBAN POPULATION; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84879461331     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10802-012-9677-9     Document Type: Article

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