Open AccessPsychosocial Intervention for Postdisaster Trauma Symptoms in Elementary School Children
Author(s) -
Claude M. Chemtob,
Joanne P. Nakashima,
Roger S. Hamada
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
archives of pediatrics and adolescent medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3628
pISSN - 1072-4710
DOI - 10.1001/archpedi.156.3.211
Subject(s) - psychosocial , intervention (counseling) , intrusiveness , medicine , public health , injury prevention , suicide prevention , poison control , psychiatry , pediatrics , clinical psychology , psychology , emergency medicine , developmental psychology , nursing
Natural disasters negatively affect children's emotional and behavioral adjustment. Although treatments to reduce psychological morbidity following disasters are needed, it has been difficult to conduct treatment research in postdisaster environments because of the sensitivity of victims to perceived intrusiveness and exploitation.
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