Next steps in research on children exposed to community violence or war/terrorism.
The articles in this special issue of Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review provide an overview of what is known about children's exposure to community violence and war/ terrorism, and indicate significant gaps in extant research. These gaps and research needs are summarized in this conclusion.
Feerick
Margaret M
MM
Child Development and Behavior Branch, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Room 4B05, 6100 Executive Boulevard, MSC 7510, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7510, USA. feerickm@mail.nih.gov
Prinz
Ronald J
RJ
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D012106:Research / Q000639:trends*; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000209:etiology*; D023481:Terrorism / Q000523:psychology*; D014754:Violence / Q000523:psychology*; D014857:Warfare