Psychological trauma and crisis intervention in children after earthquake

Abstract:

As a momentous disaster, earthquake would bring severe psychological trauma to children, with an adverse effect not only on the physiological functions, but also on their behaviors, emotions, and cognition, and the short-term and long-term consequences are much greater in children than in adults. The children of different ages have different psychological reactions, so psychological intervention varies with children′s age. Psychological intervention is still important long afterwards to prevent permanent psychological trauma in children.