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Assessment Tools for the Mental Health of School-Aged Children and Adolescents Exposed to Disaster: A Systematic Review (1988-2015)
Assessment Tools for the Mental Health of School-Aged Children and Adolescents Exposed to Disaster: A Systematic Review (1988-2015)
- Source :
- Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- Publication Year :
- 2018
- Publisher :
- Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2018.
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Abstract
- Objectives In this study, we aimed to conduct a systematic review of studies investigating psychosocial factors affecting children exposed to disasters. Methods In total, 140 studies were retrieved. The studies were published from 1988 to 2015. A systematic review was performed using the PRISMA guidelines. MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Central, Web of Science, PsycINFO, PubMed, and Google Scholar were searched. Each database was searched using the following terms: 'Child,' 'Adolescent,' 'Youth,' 'Disaster,' 'Posttraumatic,' 'Psychosocial,' 'Assessment,' 'Evaluation,' and 'Screening.' The identified studies were subjected to data extraction and appraisal. Results The database search identified 713 articles. Based on the titles and abstracts, the full texts of 118 articles were obtained. The findings of this review can be used as a basis for the design of a psychosocial evaluation tool for disaster preparedness. Conclusion Given the paramount importance of post-disaster evaluation and the weaknesses of current disaster evaluation tools, the need to develop valid and reliable tools and psychometric evaluations cannot be overstated. Our findings provide current evidence supporting various assessments in children, who are very vulnerable psychologically following disasters.
- Subjects :
- 050103 clinical psychology
School age child
Web of science
05 social sciences
Applied psychology
MEDLINE
Review Article
PsycINFO
Assessment
Mental health
030227 psychiatry
03 medical and health sciences
Psychiatry and Mental health
0302 clinical medicine
Disaster
Data extraction
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Disaster preparedness
Systematic review
0501 psychology and cognitive sciences
Mental health tool
Psychology
Children
Psychosocial
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 22339183 and 1225729X
- Volume :
- 29
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....38081725015ebda44bce17168df48388
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.5765/jkacap.180002