Lifetime poly-victimization and Posttraumatic stress disorder among school-going adolescents in Durban, South Africa

African Journal of Psychiatry (South Africa)

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1000133-

  Collings, Steven J ^a   Penning, Susan L ^a   Valjee, Sachet R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Poly victimization; PTSD; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; CHILD; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; EMOTIONAL ABUSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; RAPE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL; SOUTH AFRICA; VICTIM;

EID: 84986552362     PISSN: 19948220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4172/Psychiatry.1000133     Document Type: Article

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