Children of former child soldiers and never-conscripted civilians: A preliminary intergenerational study in burundi

Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 757-772

  Song, Suzan J ^a   De Jong, Joop ^b   O'Hara, Ruth ^c   Koopman, Cheryl ^c  

^a Asian Americans for Community Involvement   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

child soldiers; family; intergenerational; postconflict; psychosocial

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARMY; ARTICLE; BURUNDI; CHILD SOLDIER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FAMILY CENTERED CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PROGENY; PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS SCALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOLDIER; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84884601168     PISSN: 10926771     EISSN: 1545083X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10926771.2013.813881     Document Type: Article

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