The Relationship Between Physical and Mental Health Outcomes in Children Exposed to Disasters

• 2020

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• Erika Felix; Sonia Rubens; Erin Hambrick
PMID: 32405888DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11920-020-01157-0

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This review discusses how disaster exposure affects the physical and mental health of children, highlighting risk and protective factors. Studies show that disasters can impact both short and long-term health in children, with pre-existing conditions, severity of exposure, socioeconomic status, and gender playing a role. More research is needed to understand the nuances by age, developmental stage, and longitudinal effects.

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Focus Areas: Mental Health; Natural Disasters; Severe Weather

Audiences: Behavioral Health Professionals; Physicians; Public Health Professionals

Emergency Management Stage: Mitigation

Collection: Disaster Research Literature Review

Keywords: Age Factors; Child; Disasters; Mental Health; Physical Examination; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic; Female; Male

Institutions: University of California, Santa Barbara; Santa Clara University; University of Missouri

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