Effects of Displacement in Children Exposed to Disasters.
The literature on children's responses to disasters is well developed with increasing attention to the confounding experiences of displacement. This paper presents an overview of the emotional and behavioral effects of displacement on children and adolescents and describes their educational adjustment in terms of both academic achievement and school behavior. A summary of family effects elucidates how children's functioning is influenced through the family system in which they are embedded. The psychosocial impact of displacement reflects the myriad social losses that children and their families may face. Information from this review of the current literature on the effects of displacement may inform the design and delivery of support and intervention services for children and families following disasters.
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 920 Stanton L. Young Boulevard, P.O. Box 26901 WP-3217, Oklahoma City, OK, 73126-0901, USA. betty-pfefferbaum@ouhsc.edu.|Terrorism and Disaster Center, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 920 Stanton L. Young Boulevard, P.O. Box 26901 WP-3217, Oklahoma City, OK, 73126-0901, USA. betty-pfefferbaum@ouhsc.edu.
Betty
B
Pfefferbaum
Terrorism and Disaster Center, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 920 Stanton L. Young Boulevard, P.O. Box 26901 WP-3217, Oklahoma City, OK, 73126-0901, USA.
Anne K
AK
Jacobs
Terrorism and Disaster Center, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 920 Stanton L. Young Boulevard, P.O. Box 26901 WP-3217, Oklahoma City, OK, 73126-0901, USA.
Richard L
RL
Van Horn
Disaster and Community Crisis Center, Department of Communication, University of Missouri, 115 Switzler Hall, Columbia, MO, 65211-2310, USA.
J Brian
JB
Houston
D000124:Achievement; D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D004190:Disasters; D004522:Educational Status; D000066498:Emotional Adjustment; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D012036:Refugees / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
Adolescents; Children; Disaster; Displacement; Emotional disturbance; Evacuation; Family; Posttraumatic stress; Psychosocial loss; Relocation; School; Trauma