title: Psychosocial effects of disaster in children and adolescents: significance and management.
abstract: This article provides a synthesis of the literature addressing the psychological and social effects on children and adolescents after disasters, and the factors that contribute to protecting this population from experiencing related symptoms. Clinical implications are presented for health care providers to reduce the possibility of long-term psychopathologies based on the National Commission on Children and Disasters 2010 Report.
authors: College of Nursing, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA.
authors: Sara L
authors: SL
authors: Jones
authors: Cheryl K
authors: CK
authors: Schmidt
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D004189:Disaster Planning; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012011:Red Cross; D012307:Risk Factors; D012944:Social Support; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States