Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Volume 47, Issue 9 , Pages 981-982 , September 2008

Helping Adolescents Affected by War, Trauma, and Displacement

  • Judith A. Cohen, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to Dr. Judith A. Cohen, Allegheny General Hospital, Psychiatry, 4 Allegheny Center, 8th Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15212

Received 3 April 2008

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  9. Deblinger E, Mannarino AP, Cohen JA, Steer RA. A follow-up study of a multi-site, randomized controlled trial for children with sexual abuse-related PTSD symptoms: examining predictors of treatment response. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2006;45:1474–1484
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PII: S0890-8567(08)60073-8

doi: 10.1097/CHI.0b013e31817eed8c

Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Volume 47, Issue 9 , Pages 981-982 , September 2008