Children and natural disasters
The number of children affected by natural disasters each year is alarmingly high and can be expected to rise as climate change continues. The mental consequences have been documented not only in the rates of post-traumatic stress symptoms and post-traumatic stress disorder, but also for depression...
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2018-12-01
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| description | The number of children affected by natural disasters each year is alarmingly high and can be expected to rise as climate change continues. The mental consequences have been documented not only in the rates of post-traumatic stress symptoms and post-traumatic stress disorder, but also for depression and other mental health problems. To contribute towards the knowledge in this area, this special issue of the European Journal of Psychotraumatology focuses on how children can be prepared for natural disasters and the mental health aspects of such events. It includes articles on communicating risks to children, involving children in disaster risk reduction, and the mental health consequences for children from an earthquake, a volcanic eruption, a flood and a hurricane. In this special issue specifically focusing on children and natural disasters, we hope to enhance our understanding of some of the complex pathways and pave the way for improving our interventions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e68d51c023a34742a81de2cb18d25cd22023-01-12T15:31:30ZengTaylor & Francis GroupEuropean Journal of Psychotraumatology2000-80662018-12-019010.1080/20008198.2018.15008231500823Children and natural disastersAtle Dyregrov0William Yule1Miranda Olff2University of BergenKing’s CollegeAcademic Medical Center at the University of AmsterdamThe number of children affected by natural disasters each year is alarmingly high and can be expected to rise as climate change continues. The mental consequences have been documented not only in the rates of post-traumatic stress symptoms and post-traumatic stress disorder, but also for depression and other mental health problems. To contribute towards the knowledge in this area, this special issue of the European Journal of Psychotraumatology focuses on how children can be prepared for natural disasters and the mental health aspects of such events. It includes articles on communicating risks to children, involving children in disaster risk reduction, and the mental health consequences for children from an earthquake, a volcanic eruption, a flood and a hurricane. In this special issue specifically focusing on children and natural disasters, we hope to enhance our understanding of some of the complex pathways and pave the way for improving our interventions.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20008198.2018.1500823natural disastersresiliencechildrenadolescentstraumaptsd |
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| title | Children and natural disasters |
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| title_short | Children and natural disasters |
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| topic | natural disasters resilience children adolescents trauma ptsd |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20008198.2018.1500823 |
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