Children and Adolescents with Disabilities and Exposure to Disasters, Terrorism, and the COVID-19 Pandemic: a Scoping Review.
Curr Psychiatry Rep
; 23(12): 80, 2021 10 13.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1525618
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE OF REVIEW This paper reviews the empirical literature on exposures to disaster or terrorism and their impacts on the health and well-being of children with disabilities and their families since the last published update in 2017. We also review the literature on studies examining the mental health and functioning of children with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic. RECENT FINDINGS:
Few studies have examined the effects of disaster or terrorism on children with disabilities. Research shows that children with disabilities and their families have higher levels of disaster exposure, lower levels of disaster preparedness, and less recovery support due to longstanding discriminatory practices. Similarly, many reports of the COVID-19 pandemic have documented its negative and disproportionate impacts on children with disabilities and their families. In the setting of climate change, environmental disasters are expected to increase in frequency and severity. Future studies identifying mitigating factors to disasters, including COVID-19; increasing preparedness on an individual, community, and global level; and evaluating post-disaster trauma-informed treatment practices are imperative to support the health and well-being of children with disabilities and their families.Keywords
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Disabled Persons
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Terrorism
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Disaster Planning
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Disasters
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Prognostic study
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Reviews
Limits:
Adolescent
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Child
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Curr Psychiatry Rep
Journal subject:
Psychiatry
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S11920-021-01295-z
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