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Mental stress on children exposed to war and natural catastrophes
Author(s) -
Minkowski Alexandre
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
infant mental health journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.693
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1097-0355
pISSN - 0163-9641
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0355(199324)14:4<273::aid-imhj2280140403>3.0.co;2-m
Subject(s) - anticipation (artificial intelligence) , mental health , psychology , intervention (counseling) , natural (archaeology) , psychological intervention , natural disaster , developmental psychology , psychiatry , history , geography , archaeology , artificial intelligence , meteorology , computer science
This paper calls attention to the plight of children exposed to various traumas associated with wars and other natural disasters around the world. Little systematic attention has been paid to the mental health needs of child survivors of armed conflict. Our observations and experiences around the world would suggest that there are significant differences in the degree to which children have been prepared in anticipation of exposure to violence and in interventions applied after their exposure. It is the authors' impression that prevention and intervention can be quite powerful when employed in these situations.