Children's Mental Health After Disasters: The Impact of the World Trade Center Attack

• 2003

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• Christina Hoven; Cristiane Duarte; Donald Mandell
PMID: 12685989DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11920-003-0026-0

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This paper provides a summary of systematic studies conducted between 1999 and 2002, focusing on children's post-traumatic stress reactions following mass disasters. Various contexts, such as natural disasters, accidents, shootings, war, and terrorism, are explored. The study examines the association of these reactions with gender and age, as well as their longitudinal course. Additionally, it discusses other post-traumatic reactions in children after mass disasters and their comorbidity with stress reactions. The article also highlights epidemiologic investigations carried out post-World Trade Center attacks, anticipating new insights into children's post-traumatic reactions post-September 11, 2001.

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Focus Area: Violence

Audience: Behavioral Health Professionals

Emergency Management Stages: Response; Recovery

Collection: Disaster Research Literature Review

Keywords: Child; Disasters; Life Change Events; Mental Health; New York City; Sex Factors; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic; Terrorism; September 11 Terrorist Attacks

Institutions: Columbia University

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