| Title |
Family violence, war, and natural disasters: A study of the effect of extreme stress on children's mental health in Sri Lanka
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Psychiatry, May 2008
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-244x-8-33 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Claudia Catani, Nadja Jacob, Elisabeth Schauer, Mahendran Kohila, Frank Neuner |
| Abstract |
The consequences of war violence and natural disasters on the mental health of children as well as on family dynamics remain poorly understood. Aim of the present investigation was to establish the prevalence and predictors of traumatic stress related to war, family violence and the recent Tsunami experience in children living in a region affected by a long-lasting violent conflict. In addition, the study looked at whether higher levels of war violence would be related to higher levels of violence within the family and whether this would result in higher rates of psychological problems in the affected children. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 427 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 3 | <1% |
| Germany | 2 | <1% |
| Bangladesh | 1 | <1% |
| South Africa | 1 | <1% |
| Egypt | 1 | <1% |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | <1% |
| Thailand | 1 | <1% |
| Spain | 1 | <1% |
| Greece | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 414 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 70 | 16% |
| Student > Master | 70 | 16% |
| Researcher | 48 | 11% |
| Student > Bachelor | 45 | 11% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 34 | 8% |
| Other | 76 | 18% |
| Unknown | 84 | 20% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 127 | 30% |
| Social Sciences | 70 | 16% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 55 | 13% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 13 | 3% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 13 | 3% |
| Other | 55 | 13% |
| Unknown | 94 | 22% |
Attention Score in Context
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#2,089,900
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#726
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#5,436
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#5
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