A comparative effectiveness review of parenting and trauma-focused interventions for children exposed to maltreatment

Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 353-368

  Fraser, Jenifer Goldman ^a,b   Lloyd, Stacey ^c   Murphy, Robert ^d   Crowson, Mary ^e   Zolotor, Adam J ^f   Coker Schwimmer, Emmanuel ^b   Viswanathan, Meera ^b  

^a BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d Trauma Treatment and Research Program   (United States)

^e Department of Psychiatry ^*  (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

child abuse; child maltreatment; child trauma; interventions; neglect; psychotherapy; review; treatment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); HUMAN; INFANT; NEWBORN; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PARENTING; STRESS DISORDERS, TRAUMATIC;

EID: 84879922892     PISSN: 0196206X     EISSN: 15367312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DBP.0b013e31828a7dfc     Document Type: Review

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