Profile of stress factors associated with mental disorders in children and adolescents referred for evaluation and treatment to the Free State Psychiatric Complex, 2007

Introduction. South African children and adolescents face serious challenges. Over the past decades children have been exposed to rapid and stressful changes in their environment, including increased crime and violence. Aim of study. The aim of the study was to determine the profile of stress fact...

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Main Authors: H Heckler, C E Taute, G H J Krüger, D de Wet, F J W Calitz, L M van der Merwe, J E Raubenheimer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2012-05-01
Series:South African Journal of Psychiatry
Online Access:http://www.sajp.org.za/index.php/sajp/article/view/328