Minefields in their hearts : the mental health of children in war and communal violence /
The Holocaust, civil war in Bosnia, drug wars in the cities, random violence in schools, streets, and homes - such events and their aftermath pose special problems for mental health professionals, educators, and others who must help children make sense of acts that endanger them physically and psych...
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| Online Access: | Electronic book from EBSCO |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: | New Haven, Conn. : Yale University Press, ©1996. |
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Table of Contents:
- Ethical issues in working with children in war zones
- What do we need to know to understand children in war and community violence?
- Post-traumatic stress disorder and other stress reactions
- Refugee children
- Child development and adaptation to catastrophic circumstances
- Youth and violence: trends, principles, and programmatic interventions
- Mobilizing communities to meet the psychosocial needs of children in war and refugee crises
- Attempting to overcome the intergenerational transmission of trauma: dialogue between descendants of victims and of perpetrators
- Who takes care of the caretakers? The emotional consequences of working with children traumatized by war and communal violence
- Practical approaches to research with children in violent settings
- Assessing the impact of war on children.