Preventing posttraumatic stress following pediatric injury: A randomized controlled trial of a web-based psycho-educational intervention for parents

Journal of Pediatric Psychology

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1101-1111

  Marsac, Meghan L ^a,b   Hildenbrand, Aimee K ^a,c   Kohser, Kristen L ^a   Winston, Flaura K ^a,b   Li, Yimei ^a,b   Kassam Adams, Nancy ^a,b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Child injury; Emotional recovery; Parents; Posttraumatic stress; PTSD

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; EMOTIONAL RECOVERY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZED CHILD; HUMAN; INJURY; INTERNET; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PARENT; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTILIZATION REVIEW; YOUNG ADULT;

CHILD INJURY; EMOTIONAL RECOVERY; PARENTS; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS; PTSD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, HOSPITALIZED; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84891838618     PISSN: 01468693     EISSN: 1465735X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jst053     Document Type: Article

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