Mental Health Among Children Older than 10 Years Exposed to the Haiti 2010 Earthquake: a Critical Review.
Judite BlancDominique EugeneElizabeth Farrah LouisJeff Matherson CadichonJolette JosephAnderson PierreRoudly LaineMargarett AlexandreKeng-Yen HuangPublished in: Current psychiatry reports (2020)
Twenty-six articles were screened, of which twenty-one were selected for final analysis. The main themes addressed in the literature over the 3 years concerned prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, determinants of resilience factors, prevalence of sexual violence as well as prenatal exposure, and subsequent autism behaviors/symptoms. The majority of the findings analyzed in this review on mental health in young Haitian survivors of the 2010 earthquake came from cross-sectional studies conducted in West region of Haiti, spefically Port-au-Prince. There was a paucity of longitudinal and translational data available. The results of this critical review can be used to inform disaster preparedness programs with the aim of protecting children's development and mental health, which are much needed on this disaster-prone island.
Keyphrases
- mental health
- cross sectional
- young adults
- mental illness
- public health
- risk factors
- social support
- systematic review
- depressive symptoms
- middle aged
- pregnant women
- autism spectrum disorder
- sleep quality
- intellectual disability
- climate change
- physical activity
- robot assisted
- electronic health record
- machine learning
- reduced graphene oxide
- community dwelling
- sensitive detection
- case control