The authors note the lack of attention to issues of cultural diversity in disaster-related
research, and review the limited studies available. The authors provide interesting and …

Children represent an understudied yet vulnerable population in the aftermath of disasters
and terrorism. For example, the effects of natural disasters have often been documented in …

Abstract The impact of Hurricane Andrew on 212 African American, Caucasian, and
Hispanic elementary and middle school children was examined at 6 months postdisaster …

This project was an exploratory examination of the effects of parental conflict and ethnicity
on children's stress related to Hurricane Andrew. Three months following the disaster, 89 …

This chapter attempts to summarize the current state of the literature relating to each of the
disaster phases across a wide range of variables, including sociocultural factors and …

Child-focused disaster research is a relatively new area of study, one that has grown
substantially in recent years and will continue to develop in the recent aftermath of the …

No one who experiences a disaster is untouches; i by it. Children and their families are often
among the most affected. This article explains how mental health and medical professionals …

In response to the growing concern for the psychological impact of disasters on children, this
book integrates a diverse body of literature-including theory, case studies and other …

This study examined the stability of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms in a
predominantly ethnic minority sample of youth exposed to Hurricane Katrina. Youth (n= 191 …

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