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The Impact of Terrorism on Children and Adolescents: Terror in the Skies, Terror on Television - 18/08/11

Doi : 10.1016/j.chc.2005.02.001 
Wanda P. Fremont, MD a, ⁎ , Caroly Pataki, MD b, Eugene V. Beresin, MD c, d, e
a Department of Psychiatry, SUNY Upstate Medical University, 750 East Adams Street, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA 
b Department of Psychiatry, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, 12-105 Center for Health Sciences, Box 957035, Los Angeles, CA 90095-7035, USA 
c Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General/McLean Hospitals, 15 Parkman Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA 
d Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, 25 Shattuck Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA 
e Harvard Medical School Center for Mental Health and Media, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA 

*Corresponding author

Résumé

Terrorist attacks and their aftermath have had a powerful impact on children and their families. Media and television exposure of terrorist events throughout the world has increased during the past few years. There is increasing concern about the effects of this exposure on children who witness these violent images. To develop a proactive and strategic response to reactions of fear, clinicians, educators, and policy makers must understand the psychologic effects of media coverage of terrorism on children. Previous research has focused on media coverage of criminal violence and war. Recent studies have examined the effect of remote exposure of terrorist attacks and have shown a significant clinical impact on children and families.

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Definition of terrorism
Childhood reactions to terrorism-induced trauma
Risk and protective factors for children and adolescents
History and the event
Individual factors and vulnerabilities
Developmental considerations
Preschool-aged children
Elementary school–aged children
Adolescents
Neurobiologic consequences of trauma in children and adolescents
Predisposing risk factors
Resilience among children and adolescents
Family factors and vulnerabilities
Community factors
Children's responses to media exposure of terrorist events
The Challenger disaster
Oklahoma City bombing
Scud missile attacks and news coverage during the Persian Gulf War
World Trade Center (September 11, 2001)
Palestinian children living in a war zone
Television and the media
Children's interpretation of the media: developmental considerations
Television and the media: constructive and destructive effects
Positive effects
Negative effects
Clinical interventions and treatment
Guidelines for parents, health care providers, and educators: trauma and the media
Parents, educators, health care providers, politicians, and journalists must increase their awareness about the potentially harmful effects of media exposure on children
Adults should find positive ways of understanding and coping with their own responses to terrorist events
Children cannot be sheltered entirely from knowing about or reacting to a disturbing event
Some children's and adolescent's responses may be confusing
If a child chooses not to talk about the events, parents should respect that decision
Adults need to reassure children that they are safe and will be protected
Further recommendations

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Vol 14 - N° 3

P. 429-451 - juillet 2005 Retour au numéro
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