TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1999//
TI  - The association between types of violence exposure and youths' mental health problems
JO  - International journal of adolescent medicine and health
A1  - Elze, D.E.
A1  - Stiffman, A.R.
A1  - Doré, P.
SP  - 221
EP  - 255
VL  - 11
IS  - 3-4
N2  - Highly structured interviews were conducted with 792 adolescents, ages 14 to 18, from St. Louis, Missouri, who received services from gateway sectors (child welfare, education, juvenile justice, and primary health care). These youths were exposed to high rates of violence in their families, neighborhoods, and schools, all of which were associated with suicidality and symptoms of major mental health disorders (i.e., depression, conduct disorder, substance abuse or dependence, and post-traumatic stress). Multivariate analyses demonstrated that personal victimization was associated with each of the assessed mental health problems. Further, intrafamilial violence was a significant predictor of all problems except for suicidality. Witnessing a violent act was associated with all the externalizing problems, as well as with depression and posttraumatic stress symptoms. Participation in structured activities moderated the relationships between intrafamilial violence and each of the externalizing problems.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0334-0139
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/IJAMH.1999.11.3-4.221
ID  - ref1
ER  -