Interventions for children affected by war: An ecological perspective on psychosocial support and mental health care

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Interventions for children affected by war: An ecological perspective on psychosocial support and mental health care [1]

Children and adolescents exposed to armed conflict are at high risk of developing mental health problems. To date, a range of psychosocial approaches and clinical/psychiatric interventions has been used to address mental health needs in these groups.

Publication Date:

01/03/2013

Author(s): Theresa S. Betancourt [2], Sarah E. Meyers-Ohki [3], Alexandra P. Charrow & et al [4]

Source: Harvard Review of Psychiatry [5]

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70-91

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Source URL: http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/interventions-children-affected-war-ecological-perspective-psychosocial-support-and

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[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/theresa-s-betancourt
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/sarah-e-meyers-ohki
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/alexandra-p-charrow-et-al
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/harvard-review-psychiatry
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mental-health
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/war
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/child-health
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/conflicts