TY - BOOK ID - 2630086 TI - Minefields in their hearts : the mental health of children in war and communal violence AU - Apfel, Roberta J. AU - Simon, Bennett PY - 1996 SN - 0300065701 PB - New Haven, Conn. ; London Yale University Press DB - UniCat KW - Child mental health. KW - Children and violence. KW - Children and war. KW - Psychic trauma in children. KW - Child mental health KW - Children and violence KW - Children and war KW - Children--Mental health KW - Enfants -- Traumatisme psychique KW - Enfants et la guerre KW - Enfants et la violence KW - Enfants--Santé mentale KW - Geestelijke gezondheid van kinderen KW - Kinderen en geweld KW - Kinderen en oorlog KW - Kinderen--Geestelijke gezondheid KW - Pediatric mental health KW - Psychic trauma in children KW - Psychisch trauma bij kinderen KW - Santé mentale infantile KW - Trauma [Psychisch ] bij kinderen KW - Trauma psychique chez l'enfant KW - Traumatisme psychique chez l'enfant UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:2630086 AB - The Holocaust, civil war in Bosnia, drug wars in the cities, random violence in schools, streets, and homes - such events and their aftermath pose special problems for mental health professionals, educators, and others who must help children make sense of acts that endanger them physically and psychically. In this book, edited by Drs. Roberta J. Apfel and Bennett Simon, mental health professionals share their knowledge, experiences, and hopefulness in working with children exposed to war and violence. The result is a moving history of young lives affected by war, persecution, and communal violence, and an invaluable resource for anyone working with children subjected to such traumas. The contributors to this book - who include psychiatrists, psychologists, and social workers, all with direct experience working with children who are victims of war and violence - address the ethics involved in working with children in war zones, children's development under circumstances of war or violence, post-traumatic stress disorder and other stress reactions, refugee children, "survivor guilt," interventions and treatments, and the emotional health of the caretakers. The book includes case studies on children of war in Kuwait, on a program involving children of Holocaust survivors and children of Nazi perpetrators, and on the Child Development-Community Policing Program in New Haven. ER -