Beyond fear, helplessness, and horror: Peritraumatic reactions associated with posttraumatic stress symptoms among traumatized delinquent youth

Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 431-438

  Kerig, Patricia K ^a   Bennett, Diana C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Delinquency; Gender; Peritraumatic reactions; PTSD; Symptom clusters

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884261228     PISSN: 19429681     EISSN: 1942969X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0029609     Document Type: Article

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