Authors: Marianna Purgato, Federico Tedeschi, Chiara Bonetto, Joop de Jong, Mark Jordans, Wietse Tol, and Corrado Barbui
- Mental health and psychosocial support
- Research and analysis
Trajectories of psychological symptoms and resilience in conflict-affected children in low- and middle-income countries
1 Dec 2020
Longitudinal studies on children's and adolescents' psychological reactions to conflict-related traumatic events in low- and middle-income countries are scarce. This study aimed to analyse children's and adolescents' responses to conflict-related potentially traumatic events (PTEs) and the impact of the number of different types of PTEs on psychological symptoms and resilience over time.
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