[The effect of the earthquake in Armenia on the mental health of the pediatric population of the damaged regions].
The authors relate neuropsychic disorders in children and adolescents of Armenia in the acute period and 3 months after the earthquake. The pathological disorders were dependent on the individual reactivity of the child and environmental factors. 3 months after the earthquake 31% of the examines demonstrated marked mental disturbances. The prevalence of mental pathology among the population groups living in the regions damaged by the earthquake demands organization of specialized assistance for the population.
Kozlovskaia
G V
GV
Bashina
V M
VM
Goriunova
A V
AV
Kireeva
I P
IP
Novikova
E V
EV
Skoblo
G V
GV
D000293:Adolescent; D001136:Armenia / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004190:Disasters; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D008403:Mass Screening; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D008603:Mental Health; D013997:Time Factors
Vliianie zemletriaseniia v Armenii na psikhicheskoe zdorov'e detskogo naseleniia postradavshikh raĭonov.