TY - JOUR
T1 - Prospective study of displaced children's symptoms in wartime Bosnia
AU - Stein, B.
AU - Comer, D.
AU - Gardner, W.
AU - Kelleher, K.
N1 - Funding Information:
Acknowledgements The authors thank the survey participants, the International Medical Corps and International Rescue Committee for supporting this work, and the IMC staff who developed and continued the Child Mental Health Program over the years. We also thank Mary Beth Beaudry and Grant Marshall for comments on earlier drafts of this paper. Financial support was provided by the Columbia University Fellowship in Human Rights and Medicine, and by the Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program.
PY - 1999/9
Y1 - 1999/9
N2 - Background: This study examines the psychological symptoms of Bosnian children exposed to war and trauma, and detects changes in these symptoms over time. Method: A total of 147 displaced children residing in refugee centers in Bosnia completed self-report assessments of anxiety, depressive, and posttraumatic stress symptoms at two time points. Results: Symptoms of posttraumatic stress, anxiety, and depression showed a greater decrease in boys relative to girls over time. Conclusion: Gender may be an important factor in the natural course of trauma-related symptoms among war traumatized children. Further research is needed to better understand the psychological effects of war trauma on children, and the natural course of posttraumatic symptoms, so as to improve interventions targeted to this vulnerable population.
AB - Background: This study examines the psychological symptoms of Bosnian children exposed to war and trauma, and detects changes in these symptoms over time. Method: A total of 147 displaced children residing in refugee centers in Bosnia completed self-report assessments of anxiety, depressive, and posttraumatic stress symptoms at two time points. Results: Symptoms of posttraumatic stress, anxiety, and depression showed a greater decrease in boys relative to girls over time. Conclusion: Gender may be an important factor in the natural course of trauma-related symptoms among war traumatized children. Further research is needed to better understand the psychological effects of war trauma on children, and the natural course of posttraumatic symptoms, so as to improve interventions targeted to this vulnerable population.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/0032868355
U2 - 10.1007/s001270050221
DO - 10.1007/s001270050221
M3 - Article
C2 - 10541666
AN - SCOPUS:0032868355
SN - 0933-7954
VL - 34
SP - 464
EP - 469
JO - Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
JF - Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
IS - 9
ER -