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Article Dans Une Revue Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies Année : 2014

Indicative evaluation of psychological disturbance amongst young children affected by the January 2010 Haiti earthquake, in Port-au-Prince

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The article presents a research for the indicative evaluation of psychological disturbance amongst young children following the 2010 earthquake in Haiti. We used a new psychological evaluation questionnaire for young children, the PSYCa 3–6. It is a hetero-evaluation tool and is completed on site by the interviewer. The questionnaire was conducted in Port-au-Prince. The average age of the 166 children taking part in the study was 58 months. Psychological disturbance score appears to be high amongst our child population in Port-au-Prince. This corroborates other research into the psychological condition of natural disaster victims. A higher score of psychological disturbance was observed amongst boys and in the youngest group of children. This first application of the PSYCa 3–6, in a natural disaster area, highlights its capacity to identify children in great difficulties, the acceptability of the questionnaire and its appropriateness for use in humanitarian crisis areas.

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Psychologie
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hal-01616650 , version 1 (13-10-2017)

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Yoram Mouchenik, Alexandra Marty-Chevreuil, Caroline Marquer, Nephtalie Eva Joseph, Jean Weber Ducasse, et al.. Indicative evaluation of psychological disturbance amongst young children affected by the January 2010 Haiti earthquake, in Port-au-Prince. Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies, inPress, 9 (3), pp.247-257. ⟨10.1080/17450128.2014.901589⟩. ⟨hal-01616650⟩
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