Minefields in their hearts : the mental health of children in war and communal violence / edited by Roberta J. Apfel and Bennett Simon.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Apfel, Roberta J., 1938-

Simon, Bennett, 1933-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Child mental health.

Children and war.

Children and violence.

Psychic trauma in children.

Psychology, Child.

Warfare.

Violence.

Medical Subjects:

Psychology, Child.

Warfare.

Violence.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 244 p. )

Place of Publication:

New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, 1996.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Holocaust, civil war in Bosnia, drug wars in the cities, random violence in schools, streets, and homes - such events and their aftermath pose special problems for mental health professionals, educators, and others who must help children make sense of acts that endanger them physically and psychically. In this book, edited by Drs. Roberta J. Apfel and Bennett Simon, mental health professionals share their knowledge, experiences, and hopefulness in working with children exposed to war and violence. The result is a moving history of young lives affected by war, persecution, and communal violence, and an invaluable resource for anyone working with children subjected to such traumas.

The contributors to this book - who include psychiatrists, psychologists, and social workers, all with direct experience working with children who are victims of war and violence - address the ethics involved in working with children in war zones, children's development under circumstances of war or violence, post-traumatic stress disorder and other stress reactions, refugee children, "survivor guilt," interventions and treatments, and the emotional health of the caretakers. The book includes case studies on children of war in Kuwait, on a program involving children of Holocaust survivors and children of Nazi perpetrators, and on the Child Development-Community Policing Program in New Haven.

Contents:

Ethical issues in working with children in war zones

What do we need to know to understand children in war and community violence?

Post-traumatic stress disorder and other stress reactions

Refugee children

Child development and adaptation to catastrophic circumstances

Youth and violence: trends, principles, and programmatic interventions

Mobilizing communities to meet the psychosocial needs of children in war and refugee crises

Attempting to overcome the intergenerational transmission of trauma: dialogue between descendants of victims and of perpetrators

Who takes care of the caretakers? The emotional consequences of working with children traumatized by war and communal violence

Practical approaches to research with children in violent settings

Assessing the impact of war on children.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-300-17494-2

0-585-35979-2