Complex trauma symptoms in former ugandan child soldiers

Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 698-713

  Klasen, Fionna ^a   Gehrke, Johanna ^a   Metzner, Franka ^a   Blotevogel, Monica ^a   Okello, James ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

child soldier; complex trauma; developmental trauma disorder; post traumatic stress disorder; Uganda

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD CARE; CHILD SOLDIER; COMMUNITY VIOLENCE; DEPRESSION; DEVELOPMENTAL TRAUMA DISORDER; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FACE VALIDITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERVIEW; LIKERT SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL VIOLENCE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL VIOLENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOLDIER; UGANDA; VIOLENCE; WAR;

EID: 84884623245     PISSN: 10926771     EISSN: 1545083X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10926771.2013.814741     Document Type: Article

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