title: Meta-analytic review of psychological interventions for children survivors of natural and man-made disasters.
abstract: Although many post-disaster interventions for children and adolescent survivors of disaster and terrorism have been created, little is known about the effectiveness of such interventions. Therefore, this meta-analysis assessed PTSD outcomes among children and adolescent survivors of natural and man-made disasters receiving psychological interventions. Aggregating results from 24 studies (total N=2630) indicates that children and adolescents receiving psychological intervention fared significantly better than those in control or waitlist groups with respect to PTSD symptoms. Moderator effects were also observed for intervention package, treatment modality (group vs. individual), providers' level of training, intervention setting, parental involvement, participant age, length of treatment, intervention delivery timing, and methodological rigor. Findings are discussed in detail with suggestions for practice and future research.
authors.affiliation: The University of Tulsa Institute of Trauma, Adversity, and Injustice, Department of Psychology, 800 South Tucker Drive, Tulsa, OK, 74103, USA, elana-newman@utulsa.edu.
authors.forename: Elana
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Newman
authors.forename: Betty
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pfefferbaum
authors.forename: Namik
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kirlic
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tett
authors.forename: Summer
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nelson
authors.forename: Brandi
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Liles
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services; D004190:Disasters; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy*; D017741:Survivors / Q000523:psychology*
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