War-related trauma exposure and multiple risk behaviors among school-going adolescents in Northern Uganda: The mediating role of depression symptoms

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 151, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 715-721

  Okello, James ^a,b   Nakimuli Mpungu, Etheldreda ^a   Musisi, Seggane ^a   Broekaert, Eric ^c   Derluyn, Ilse ^c  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Uganda)

^b GULU UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Depression; Risk behavior; Trauma; War

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; BATTLE INJURY; CANNABIS ADDICTION; DEPRESSION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HOPKINS SYMPTOM CHECKLIST FOR ADOLESCENT; HUMAN; IMPACT OF EVENTS SCALE; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUICIDAL IDEATION; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; UGANDA;

ADOLESCENTS; DEPRESSION; RISK BEHAVIOR; TRAUMA; WAR;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; CHILD, ORPHANED; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; UGANDA; WAR; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84885474542     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2013.07.030     Document Type: Article

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