Systematic, theoretically grounded development and feasibility testing of an innovative, preventive web-based game for children exposed to acute trauma

Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 12-24

  Marsac, Meghan L ^a,b   Winston, Flaura K ^a,c   Hildenbrand, Aimee K ^a,d   Kohser, Kristen L ^a   March, Sonja ^e   Kenardy, Justin ^f   Kassam Adams, Nancy ^a,c  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

acute trauma; children; intervention development; traumatic stress; web based intervention

Indexed keywords

EID: 84929248911     PISSN: 21694826     EISSN: 21694834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/cpp0000080     Document Type: Article

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