Persistent Complex Bereavement Disorder Symptom Domains Relate Differentially to PTSD and Depression: A Study of War-Exposed Bosnian Adolescents

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 1361-1373

  Claycomb, Meredith A ^a   Charak, Ruby ^b   Kaplow, Julie ^c   Layne, Christopher M ^d   Pynoos, Robert ^d   Elhai, Jon D ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e MEDICAL COLLEGE OF OHIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Bereavement; Depression; Grief; Persistent complex bereavement disorder; Posttraumatic stress disorder; War trauma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; BEREAVEMENT; BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; WARFARE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; BEREAVEMENT; BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; WARFARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84951787023     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10802-015-0107-7     Document Type: Article

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