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The psychosocial aspects of children exposed to war: practice and policy initiatives
Author(s) -
Barenbaum Joshua,
Ruchkin Vladislav,
SchwabStone Mary
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
journal of child psychology and psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.652
H-Index - 211
eISSN - 1469-7610
pISSN - 0021-9630
DOI - 10.1046/j.0021-9630.2003.00304.x
Subject(s) - psychosocial , mental health , psychology , intervention (counseling) , world war ii , child development , psychiatry , suicide prevention , criminology , poison control , developmental psychology , political science , medicine , environmental health , law
The atrocities of war have detrimental effects on the development and mental health of children that have been documented since World War II. To date, a considerable amount of knowledge about various aspects of this problem has been accumulated, including the ways in which trauma impacts child mental health and development, as well as intervention techniques, and prevention methods. Considering the large populations of civilians that experience the trauma of war, it is timely to review existing literature, summarize approaches for helping war‐affected children, and suggest future directions for research and policy.