The Effect of a Severe Disaster on the Mental Health of Adolescents: A Controlled Study

• 2003

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• Sijmen Reijneveld; Mathilde Crone; Frank Verhulst; Pauline Verloove-Vanhorick
PMID: 12957091DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(03)14231-6

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This article examines the impact of a severe disaster, a fire in a café in Volendam, Netherlands, on the mental health and substance use of adolescents. The study compares data from adolescents in Volendam, directly affected by the disaster, with data from control populations. Findings show that Volendam adolescents experienced larger increases in clinical scores for total problems and alcohol misuse compared to controls. The study highlights the need for mental health interventions post-disaster, focusing on addressing anxiety, depression, thought problems, aggression, and alcohol abuse among affected adolescents and their peers.

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Focus Areas: Mental Health; Natural Disasters

Audience: Behavioral Health Professionals

Emergency Management Stage: Recovery

Bundles: Disaster Research Literature Review

Keywords: Adolescent Behavior; Age Factors; Anxiety Disorders; Mental Disorders; Burns; Child; Comorbidity; Depression; Disasters; Follow-Up Studies; Mental Health; Netherlands; Personality Inventory; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic; Students; Adolescent; Substance-Related Disorders; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Fires; Surveys and Questionnaires

Institutions: TNO: Innovation for life

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