Mental health interventions for children exposed to disasters and terrorism

Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 24-31

  Pfefferbaum, Betty ^a   Newman, Elana ^b   Nelson, Summer D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TULSA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; DISASTERS; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TERRORISM;

EID: 84894106019     PISSN: 10445463     EISSN: 15578992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cap.2013.0061     Document Type: Article

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