title: Child disaster mental health interventions: therapy components.
abstract: Children face innumerable challenges following exposure to disasters. To address trauma sequelae, researchers and clinicians have developed a variety of mental health interventions. While the overall effectiveness of multiple interventions has been examined, few studies have focused on the individual components of these interventions. As a preliminary step to advancing intervention development and research, this literature review identifies and describes nine common components that comprise child disaster mental health interventions. This review concluded that future research should clearly define the constituent components included in available interventions. This will require that future studies dismantle interventions to examine the effectiveness of specific components and identify common therapeutic elements. Issues related to populations studied (eg, disaster exposure, demographic and cultural influences) and to intervention delivery (eg, timing and optimal sequencing of components) also warrant attention.
authors.affiliation: 1Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences,College of Medicine,University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center,Oklahoma City,OklahomaUSA.
authors.forename: Betty
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pfefferbaum
authors.affiliation: 2Veterans Affairs Medical Center,Oklahoma City,OklahomaUSA.
authors.forename: Jennifer L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Sweeton
authors.affiliation: 1Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences,College of Medicine,University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center,Oklahoma City,OklahomaUSA.
authors.forename: Pascal
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nitiéma
authors.affiliation: 3Courtroom Sciences,Inc.,Irving,TexasUSA.
authors.forename: Mary A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Noffsinger
authors.affiliation: 1Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences,College of Medicine,University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center,Oklahoma City,OklahomaUSA.
authors.forename: Vandana
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Varma
authors.affiliation: 4Department of Psychology,Tulsa Institute of Trauma,Adversity,and Injustice,University of Tulsa,Tulsa,OklahomaUSA.
authors.forename: Summer D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Nelson
authors.affiliation: 4Department of Psychology,Tulsa Institute of Trauma,Adversity,and Injustice,University of Tulsa,Tulsa,OklahomaUSA.
authors.forename: Elana
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Newman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016497:Adolescent Health Services; D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004189:Disaster Planning; D004190:Disasters; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D008605:Mental Health Services