Focused psychosocial interventions for children in low-resource humanitarian settings: a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis

• Main Authors: Marianna Purgato, PhD (Author), Alden L Gross, PhD (Author), Theresa Betancourt, ScD (Author), Paul Bolton, MBBS (Author), Chiara Bonetto, PhD (Author), Chiara Gastaldon, MD (Author), James Gordon, MD (Author), Paul O'Callaghan, PhD (Author), Davide Papola, MD (Author), Kirsi Peltonen, PhD (Author), Raija-Leena Punamaki, ProfPhD (Author), Justin Richards, PhD (Author), Julie K Staples, PhD (Author), Johanna Unterhitzenberger, PhD (Author), Mark van Ommeren, PhD (Author), Joop de Jong, ProfPhD (Author), Mark J D Jordans, PhD (Author), Wietse A Tol, PhD (Author), Corrado Barbui, ProfMD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary: Background: Results from studies evaluating the effectiveness of focused psychosocial support interventions in children exposed to traumatic events in humanitarian settings in low-income and middle-income countries have been inconsistent, showing varying results by setting and subgroup (eg,...