Symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Social Support Among Children and Adolescents After the 2010 Haitian Earthquake

Journal of Loss and Trauma

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 202-212

  Derivois, Daniel ^a   Mérisier, Georges Gaston ^b   Cénat, Jude Mary ^a   Castelot, Val ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LUMIÈRE LYON 2   (France)

^b Research Center EDITEC   (Haïti)

^c Univ d'Etat d'Haïti   (Haïti)

Author keywords

children and adolescents; earthquake; Haiti; PTSD symptoms; social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897711622     PISSN: 15325024     EISSN: 15325032     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15325024.2013.789759     Document Type: Article

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