@article{ref1,
title="Impact of a technological disaster on young children: A five-year postdisaster multiinformant study",
journal="Journal of Traumatic Stress",
year="2009",
author="Boer, Frits and Smit, Cees and Morren, Mattijn and Roorda, Jan and Yzermans, C. Joris",
volume="22",
number="6",
pages="516-524",
abstract="Children exposed to a technological disaster during an understudied part of the lifespan, preschool age and early middle childhood, were assessed in a 5-year follow-up regarding mental health problems, anxiety disorder symptoms, depressive symptoms, physical symptoms, and posttraumatic stress symptoms. Exposed children and their parents (n = 264) reported significantly more problems than controls (n = 515). The differences were greater for conduct problems (including hyperactivity) and physical symptoms, than for anxiety and depression. The long-term effects of a technological disaster on children of pre-school age at exposure appear to differ from those in children, who were victimized at a later age. This may reflect interference with completion of specific developmental tasks.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0894-9867",
doi="10.1002/jts.20461",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jts.20461"
}