Children and Disasters
Published on 30. June 1993
Book
Hardback
XXII, 237 pages
978-0-306-44431-9 (ISBN)
Description
In response to the growing concern for the psychological impact of disasters on children, this book integrates a diverse body of literature-including theory, case studies and other research, and assessment and intervention techniques-contributed by many of the fields most experienced professionals. Child and school psychologists, psychiatrists, nurses, mental health administrators, and pediatricians will all appreciate the work's unique focus on the reaction of children to extreme stress.
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Series
Edition
1993 ed.
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Springer Science+Business Media
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Research
Illustrations
XXII, 237 p.
Dimensions
Height: 241 mm
Width: 160 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
571 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-306-44431-9 (9780306444319)
DOI
10.1007/978-1-4757-4766-9
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Content
Introduction: Children and Disasters: Clinical and Research Issues.- 1. Stress and Coping in Children and Families: Implications for Children Coping with Disaster.- 2. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Children and Adolescents.- 3. Issues in the Assessment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Children.- 4. Concepts of Death and Loss in Childhood and Adolescence: A Developmental Perspective.- 5. Impact of Natural Disasters on Children and Families.- 6. Technology-Related Disasters.- 7. Psychological Response of Children to Shootings and Hostage Situations.- 8. Children and War.- 9. Individual and Small-Group Psychotherapy for Children Involved in Trauma and Disaster.- 10. School-Based Intervention Following a Disaster.- 11. Community-Level Intervention after a Disaster.