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More than the loss of a parent: potentially traumatic events among orphaned and abandoned children.

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Whetten, K; Ostermann, J; Whetten, R; O'Donnell, K; Thielman, N; Positive Outcomes for Orphans Research Team,
Published in: J Trauma Stress
April 2011

This study examines rates of potentially traumatic events and associated anxiety and emotional/behavioral difficulties among 1,258 orphaned and abandoned children in 5 low- and middle-income countries. The study quantifies the types of events the children experienced and demonstrates that anxiety and emotional/behavioral difficulties increase with additional exposure. As policies for orphaned and abandoned children are being implemented, this study helps policy makers and care providers recognize that (a) children and caregivers are willing to report experiences of potentially traumatic events, (b) those who report such events are at higher risk for experiencing additional events, (c) resulting symptomatology indicates a need for appropriate mental health services, and (d) boys are as vulnerable as girls, indicating an equal need for protection.

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J Trauma Stress

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EISSN

1573-6598

Publication Date

April 2011

Volume

24

Issue

2

Start / End Page

174 / 182

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Self Report
  • Risk Assessment
  • Psychiatry
  • Male
  • Life Change Events
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Developing Countries
  • Child, Orphaned
  • Child, Abandoned
 

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Whetten, K., Ostermann, J., Whetten, R., O’Donnell, K., Thielman, N., & Positive Outcomes for Orphans Research Team, . (2011). More than the loss of a parent: potentially traumatic events among orphaned and abandoned children. J Trauma Stress, 24(2), 174–182. https://doi.org/10.1002/jts.20625
Whetten, Kathryn, Jan Ostermann, Rachel Whetten, Karen O’Donnell, Nathan Thielman, and Nathan Positive Outcomes for Orphans Research Team. “More than the loss of a parent: potentially traumatic events among orphaned and abandoned children.J Trauma Stress 24, no. 2 (April 2011): 174–82. https://doi.org/10.1002/jts.20625.
Whetten K, Ostermann J, Whetten R, O’Donnell K, Thielman N, Positive Outcomes for Orphans Research Team. More than the loss of a parent: potentially traumatic events among orphaned and abandoned children. J Trauma Stress. 2011 Apr;24(2):174–82.
Whetten, Kathryn, et al. “More than the loss of a parent: potentially traumatic events among orphaned and abandoned children.J Trauma Stress, vol. 24, no. 2, Apr. 2011, pp. 174–82. Pubmed, doi:10.1002/jts.20625.
Whetten K, Ostermann J, Whetten R, O’Donnell K, Thielman N, Positive Outcomes for Orphans Research Team. More than the loss of a parent: potentially traumatic events among orphaned and abandoned children. J Trauma Stress. 2011 Apr;24(2):174–182.
Journal cover image

Published In

J Trauma Stress

DOI

EISSN

1573-6598

Publication Date

April 2011

Volume

24

Issue

2

Start / End Page

174 / 182

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Self Report
  • Risk Assessment
  • Psychiatry
  • Male
  • Life Change Events
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Developing Countries
  • Child, Orphaned
  • Child, Abandoned