Helping children cope with disasters and terrorism /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	La Greca, Annette M. (Annette Marie)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, [2002]
Subjects:	Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic > in infancy & childhood. Stress, Psychological > in infancy & childhood. Adaptation, Psychological > in infancy & childhood. Disasters. Terrorism > psychology.

Table of Contents:

Children experiencing disasters: definitions, reactions, and predictors of outcomes
Assessment of children and adolescents exposed to disaster
Intervention approaches following disasters
Multicultural issues in the response of children to disasters
Natural disasters: introduction
Hurricanes and earthquakes
Wilderness area and wildfire disasters: insights from a child and adolescent screening program
Floods
Residential fires
Human-made and technological disasters: introduction
Toxic waste spills and nuclear accidents
Mass transportation disasters
Dam break: long-term follow-up of children exposed to the Buffalo Creek disaster
The traumatic impact of motor vehicle accidents
Acts of violence: introduction
Shootings, hostage takings, and children
The aftermath of terrorism
Children under stress of war
Children's exposure to community violence
Conclusions and implications
Children and disasters: future directions for research and public policy