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The psychosocial aspects of children exposed to war: practice and policy initiatives
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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.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Barenbaum, J., Ruchkin, V., & Schwab‐Stone, M.
- Affiliations
- Yale University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Ruchkin, Vladislav
- ORCID
- Ruchkin, Vladislav
- Venue
- Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2004-01
- Volume
- 45
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 41-62
- ISSN
- 0021-9630 (ISSN-L)
- 1469-7610
- OpenAlex
- W1998495462
- Cited by
- 341
- References
- 190
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 13.68
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Health and Conflict Studies
- Keywords
- war-affected children, child mental health, psychosocial trauma, child development, trauma intervention, injury prevention, humanitarian policy, civilian trauma
- MeSH terms
- Child, Culture, Humans, Psychology, Public Policy, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Warfare
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