Effects of trauma and war on children

Children around the globe experience war and violence. This author's own experience for the past 2 years working with traumatized children from the former Yugoslavia at a summer camp in Croatia has spurred interest in the psychological effects of war upon children and effective assistance to br...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Pediatric nursing 2002-11, Vol.28 (6), p.626-629
Main Author: Meier, Eileen
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation, Psychological
Adolescents
Art Therapy - methods
Beliefs, opinions and attitudes
Care and treatment
Child
Child Behavior
Children
Children & youth
Croatia
Dance Therapy - methods
Diagnosis
Grade 10
Humans
Life Change Events
Mental Health
Nursing
Occupational therapy
Pediatric nursing
Pediatric Nursing - methods
Play Therapy - methods
Post traumatic stress disorder
Practice
Preschool Children
Psychodrama - methods
Psychological aspects
Psychology, Child
Social aspects
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - etiology
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - nursing
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - prevention & control
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - psychology
Violence
War
Warfare
Yugoslavia
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Children around the globe experience war and violence. This author's own experience for the past 2 years working with traumatized children from the former Yugoslavia at a summer camp in Croatia has spurred interest in the psychological effects of war upon children and effective assistance to bring a sense of normalization to their lives. Pediatric nurses may encounter these children if parents have immigrated to the US or if nurses travel on medical missions. How can pediatric nurses help children who have experienced war, severe violence, or witnessed traumatic events? Even children in the US experience community violence. The effects from violence and intervention methods discussed here can also be appropriate for some of these children.
ISSN:0097-9805