The mental health impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on PK–12
youth is likely an urgent and enduring concern, yet research on this topic is still emerging. To …

Introduction Extreme events and disasters, such as earthquakes and floods, cause distress
and are associated with some people developing mental disorders. Primary stressors …

Researchers have long identified the ability of secondary stressors to have impacts on
people's wellbeing and mental health that are similar to the direct effects of major incidents …

Background A comprehensive review of the design principles and methodological
approaches that have been used to make inferences from the research on disasters in …

This paper reviews children's reactions to disasters and the personal and situational factors
that influence their reactions. Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and posttraumatic stress …

The purposes of this study were to explore the structure of coping with everyday stressors in
a young nonclinical population and examine the relationship between coping and mental …

Natural disasters cause widespread destruction, economic loss, and death, leaving children
to cope with the devastating aftermath. The research literature has demonstrated that …

The authors examined depression trajectories over two years among mothers exposed to
Hurricane Katrina. Risk and protective factors for depression trajectories, as well as …

This study examined the symptoms of depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress
disorder (PTSD) among 101 adolescents for 3 years after the 2011 Great East Japan …

Background Families exposed to disasters such as Hurricane Katrina are at risk for
numerous adverse outcomes. While previous literature suggests that the degree of disaster …