Abstract
Child disaster mental health research has been largely limited by investigation of one disaster at a time and inconsistent methods across different studies. This study assessed 160 survivors of 3 disasters with structured diagnostic interviews, asking about the behavioral and emotional disaster reactions of their 266 children, ages 3–17. Most children had ≥1 postdisaster behavior change or disaster-related posttraumatic stress symptom. The children’s postdisaster behavioral and emotional problems were associated with parental postdisaster psychopathology. The results underscore the importance of asking disaster survivors about their children’s disaster reactions and considering parental disaster experiences and reactions in addressing their children’s reactions.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 303-316 |
Number of pages | 14 |
Journal | Journal of Loss and Trauma |
Volume | 23 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 19 2018 |
Keywords
- Children
- disaster mental health
- parents
- psychiatric disorder
- structured diagnostic interview
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Phychiatric Mental Health
- Social Psychology
- Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
- Psychiatry and Mental health