Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ531958
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Publication Date: 1996
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Etiologic Factors in the Development of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Children and Adolescents.
Foy, David W.; And Others
Journal of School Psychology, v34 n2 p133-45 Sum 1996
Reviews literature on potential etiological factors in the development of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in children. Offers an etiological model for PTSD generating hypotheses for identifying links between exposure to trauma and consequent symptoms. Tests relationships between exposure variables and other mediating factors. Considers findings from 25 studies examining etiological factors in regard to current knowledge about PTSD in children. (KW)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Anxiety, Behavior, Children, Classification, Emotional Problems, Etiology, History, Literature Reviews, Mental Disorders, Models, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Psychiatry, Schematic Studies, Stress Management, Stress Variables, Theories, Victimization, Victims of Crime, Violence, War, Youth
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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