Practitioner review: Diagnosing childhood resilience - A systemic approach to the diagnosis of adaptation in adverse social and physical ecologies

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 4-17

  Ungar, Michael ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

adversity; diagnostic criteria; differential diagnosis; differential impact; Resilience; social capital; social ecologies; vulnerable child populations

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; CHILD; COPING BEHAVIOR; DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; RESILIENCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84919838595     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.12306     Document Type: Review

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