TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2000//
TI  - A cognitive developmental approach to understanding how children cope with disasters
JO  - Journal of child and adolescent psychiatric nursing
A1  - Deering, C. G.
SP  - 7
EP  - 16
VL  - 13
IS  - 1
N2  - TOPIC: This paper applies cognitive developmental theory to explain how preschoolers, school-age children, and adolescents process and respond to disasters. PURPOSE: To help clinicians understand the disaster experience from a child's point of view, recognize age-specific reactions, identify symptoms that may signal coping difficulties, and plan effective interventions. SOURCES: Case examples from the author's work with flood victims illustrate typical reactions for children (preschool to adolescents) within a family context, along with developmentally appropriate interventions. CONCLUSIONS: Children affected by disasters need nursing interventions geared toward their particular developmental level and sensitive to their perception of the disaster.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1073-6077
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -