A longitudinal study of psychosocial adjustment and community reintegration among former child soldiers in Sierra Leone

The forceful conscription of children (both boys and girls) into armed forces has been documented in at least 86 countries (Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers, 2008). Research suggests that these children may be at heightened risk of psychological and social problems (Wessells, 2009; Blattm...

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Autor principal: Betancourt, Theresa S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal College of Psychiatrists 2010
Materias:
Thematic Paper–Child Soldiers
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4189185/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25309620
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spelling pubmed-41891852014-10-08 A longitudinal study of psychosocial adjustment and community reintegration among former child soldiers in Sierra Leone Betancourt, Theresa S. Int Psychiatry Thematic Paper–Child Soldiers The forceful conscription of children (both boys and girls) into armed forces has been documented in at least 86 countries (Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers, 2008). Research suggests that these children may be at heightened risk of psychological and social problems (Wessells, 2009; Blattman & Annan, 2010). However, there is little information on the long-term effects of child soldiers’ wartime experiences. The Royal College of Psychiatrists 2010-07-01 /pmc/articles/PMC4189185/ /pubmed/25309620 Text en © 2010 The Royal College of Psychiatrists http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Non-Commercial, No Derivatives (CC BY-NC-ND) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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title_full A longitudinal study of psychosocial adjustment and community reintegration among former child soldiers in Sierra Leone
title_fullStr A longitudinal study of psychosocial adjustment and community reintegration among former child soldiers in Sierra Leone
title_full_unstemmed A longitudinal study of psychosocial adjustment and community reintegration among former child soldiers in Sierra Leone
title_short A longitudinal study of psychosocial adjustment and community reintegration among former child soldiers in Sierra Leone
title_sort longitudinal study of psychosocial adjustment and community reintegration among former child soldiers in sierra leone
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