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Multiple traumas, postelection violence, and posttraumatic stress among impoverished Kenyan youth

  1. Valerie S. Harder1,2,*,
  2. Victoria N. Mutiso1,
  3. Lincoln I. Khasakhala1,
  4. Heather M. Burke3,
  5. David M. Ndetei1,4

Article first published online: 21 FEB 2012

DOI: 10.1002/jts.21660

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Journal of Traumatic Stress

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volume 25, Issue 1, pages 64–70, February 2012

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Harder, V. S., Mutiso, V. N., Khasakhala, L. I., Burke, H. M. and Ndetei, D. M. (2012), Multiple traumas, postelection violence, and posttraumatic stress among impoverished Kenyan youth. J. Traum. Stress, 25: 64–70. doi: 10.1002/jts.21660

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  1. 1

    Africa Mental Health Foundation, Nairobi, Kenya

  2. 2

    Department of Psychiatry, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, USA

  3. 3

    Global Disease Detection Unit, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA†

  4. 4

    Department of Psychiatry, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya

*Department of Psychiatry, University of Vermont, 1 South Prospect Street, Burlington, VT 05401.

  1. We are grateful to the staff at Africa Mental Health Foundation and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for their assistance and support during our field work and most importantly to the children, adolescents, and their families for sharing their experiences with us. This research was supported by the Africa Mental Health Foundation, U.S. Student Fulbright Program through a Fulbright Student Fellowship to Valerie Harder, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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  1. Issue published online: 21 FEB 2012
  2. Article first published online: 21 FEB 2012

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