title: [Trauma and resilience among children 3 to 6 years old in three neighborhoods of Port-au-Prince after the 2010 earthquake in Haiti].
abstract: The paper describes an action research for indicative assessment of psychological problems of young children following the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, and the interest of using the Creole version of the questionnaire PSYCa 3-6. The survey took place in Port-au-Prince, and the evaluators were trained to a proper standardized administration of the questionnaire.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  The mental health needs of young children in natural disaster contexts often remain unaddressed. The lack of a rapid and simple tool for screening combined with few mental health professionals available to accurately diagnose and provide appropriate care mean that young children remain without care. Here, we present the results of psychological screening of young children aged 3 to 6 using the questionnaire PSYCa 3-6.
  
  
  METHODS
  This study was conducted in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The scale was translated into Haitian Creole using corroboration of independent translations and submitted twice to the parents at home, at the end of 2011 and again at the beginning of 2013. At the first stage 166 children 3 to 6 years old were included 49 of whom were included at the second stage. The results and diagnostic properties were assessed comparing the PSYCa 3-6 to the Clinical Global Impression Severity Scale as the gold standard.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Boys were more prone to psychological disturbances than girls. The size and position among the siblings increased the score of psychological disturbance. The neighborhood and the perception of environmental violence had a significant impact on the score of psychological disturbance. The significant improvement in scores between the two examinations showed moderate resiliency whose main factors seemed to be the social support received by the family, the rapid return to school, faith and religious practice.
authors.affiliation: Université Paris 13, 102, avenue de Paris, 94300 Vincennes, France; Centre hospitalier Sainte-Anne, 75014 Paris, France. Electronic address: yoram.mouchenik@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mouchenik
authors.affiliation: Centre hospitalier Sainte-Anne, 75014 Paris, France.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Dauriac-Le Masson
authors.affiliation: Epicentre, 55, rue Crozatier, 75012 Paris, France.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Marquer
authors.affiliation: ID Microfinance, Port-au-Prince, Haïti.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Marty-Chevreuil
authors.affiliation: ID Microfinance, Port-au-Prince, Haïti.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Georges
authors.affiliation: HDR, université Lyon 2, 69007 Lyon, France.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Derivois
authors.affiliation: Université Paris Descartes, 75006 Paris, France; Maison des adolescents de Cochin, 75014 Paris, France; Service de psychopathologie, hôpital Avicenne, 93000 Bobigny, France.
authors.forename: M-R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Moro
mesh_terms: D001722:Birth Order / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004190:Disasters; D055866:Earthquakes; D005260:Female; D006205:Haiti / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D055500:Resilience, Psychological; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000453:epidemiology; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000453:epidemiology*
keywords: Children; Earthquake; Enfant; Haiti; Haïti; PSYCa 3-6; Psychological screening; Séisme; Évaluation psychologique