Acceptability of Asking Parents About Their Children's Traumatic Symptoms

Kristin L. Dean, Bradley D. Stein, Lisa H. Jaycox, Sheryl H. Kataoka, Marleen Wong

ResearchPosted on rand.org 2004Published in: Psychiatric Services, v. 55, no. 8, Aug. 2004, p. 2985

Little is known about the effectiveness of mental health interventions to help child trauma victims. Providing trauma screening and services did not appear to induce distress among parents of children who had been traumatized by violence. Positive parental response has important implications for trauma-based services and research in the community and schools.

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  • Copyright: American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc
  • Availability: Non-RAND
  • Year: 2004
  • Pages: 1
  • Document Number: EP-200408-06

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