A comparative analysis of psychological trauma experienced by children and young adults in two scenarios: evacuation after a natural disaster vs forced migration to escape armed conflict

Public Health

Volumn 158, Issue , 2018, Pages 163-175

  Myles, P ^a   Swenshon, S ^b   Haase, K ^b   Szeles, T ^b   Jung, C ^b   Jacobi, F ^b   Rath, B ^a,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie Tiefenpsychologisch Fundierte Psychotherapie   (Germany)

^c Vienna Vaccine Safety Initiative   (Germany)

^d Tulane Hospital for Children   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Displacement; Hurricane; International migration; Mental health; Refugees; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHILD HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FORCED MIGRATION; HURRICANE; INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION; MENTAL HEALTH; NATURAL DISASTER; PSYCHOLOGY; REFUGEE; YOUNG POPULATION;

ADAPTATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH; HOUSING; HUMAN; HURRICANE; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MALE; MIGRATION; NATIONAL CHILD TRAUMATIC STRESS; NATURAL DISASTER; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOTRAUMA; QUESTIONNAIRE; REFUGEE; SAFETY; WAR; YOUNG ADULT; DISASTER; GERMANY; INFANT; NEWBORN; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ARMED CONFLICTS; BERLIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; CYCLONIC STORMS; DISASTERS; FEMALE; HUMAN MIGRATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMA; REFUGEES; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85045008725     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: 14765616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2018.03.012     Document Type: Article

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