Early Child Disaster Mental Health Interventions: A Review of the Empirical Evidence

Autor/inn/en	Pfefferbaum, Betty; Nitiéma, Pascal; Tucker, Phebe; Newman, Elana
Titel	Early Child Disaster Mental Health Interventions: A Review of the Empirical Evidence
Quelle	In: Child & Youth Care Forum, 46 (2017) 5, S.621-642 (22 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Pfefferbaum, Betty)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1053-1890
DOI	10.1007/s10566-017-9397-y
Schlagwörter	Young Children; Early Intervention; Mental Health; Program Effectiveness; Cognitive Restructuring; Behavior Modification; Randomized Controlled Trials; Relaxation Training; Eye Movements; Posttraumatic Stress Disorder; Stress Management; Depression (Psychology); Anxiety; Coping; Terrorism; Natural Disasters + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Frühe Kindheit; Psychohygiene; Behaviour modification; Verhaltensänderung; Entspannungstraining; Augenbewegung; Stressmanagement; Stressbewältigung; Angst; Bewältigung; Terrorismus; Natural disaster; Naturkatastrophe
Abstract	Background: The need to establish an evidence base for early child disaster interventions has been long recognized. Objective: This paper presents a descriptive analysis of the empirical research on early disaster mental health interventions delivered to children within the first 3 months post event. Methods: Characteristics and findings of the included studies were summarized in frequency tables. The long-term effect of the interventions was evaluated using the findings at follow-up assessments. Results: Eleven empirical studies examining 16 interventions delivered to children within 3 months post disaster were identified for review. The studies included only four randomized controlled trials. The studies examined a range of intervention types (e.g., cognitive behavioral therapy, narrative exposure, meditation relaxation, debriefing, eye movement desensitization and reprocessing) and reported positive effects for various outcomes including posttraumatic stress disorder caseness and posttraumatic stress symptoms, depression, anxiety, and functioning. Conclusions: Reflecting the difficulty mounting services and conducting research in the early post-disaster phase, this descriptive analysis of the research on early child disaster mental health interventions revealed a dearth of studies but also the successful implementation of a number of interventions. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01