General Hospital Psychiatry
Volume 32, Issue 5 , Pages 465-476 , September 2010

Treatment research for children and youth exposed to traumatic events: moving beyond efficacy to amp up public health impact

  • David J. Kolko, Ph.D., A.B.P.P.

      Affiliations

    • Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 412 246 5888.
    • ,
  • Kimberly Eaton Hoagwood, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
    • ,
  • Benjamin Springgate, M.D., M.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • RAND Corporation and Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA

Received 2 March 2010 ,Accepted 25 May 2010.

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 Portions of this paper were presented at the National Institute of Mental Health, Mental Health Services Conference on Mental Health Services Research, Bethesda, MD, on March 20, 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2010.05.003

General Hospital Psychiatry
Volume 32, Issue 5 , Pages 465-476 , September 2010

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