SynthesisCurrent psychiatry reports2016
Interventions for Children Affected by Armed Conflict: a Systematic Review of Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.
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81 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Treatment of children and adolescents with post-traumatic stress in humanitarian crises: systematic review and meta-analysis.Bulletin of the World Health Organization · 2025Pooled it
- Psychological and social interventions for the promotion of mental health in people living in low- and middle-income countries affected by humanitarian crises.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
- The modules of mental health programs implemented in schools in low- and middle-income countries: findings from a systematic literature review.BMC public health · 2020Pooled it
- Delivering mental health and psychosocial support interventions to women and children in conflict settings: a systematic review.BMJ global health · 2020Pooled it
- Psychological and Psychosocial Interventions for PTSD, Depression and Anxiety Among Children and Adolescents in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2019Pooled it
- Mental health and psychosocial support programmes for adults in humanitarian emergencies: a systematic review and meta-analysis in low and middle-income countries.BMJ global health · 2019Pooled it
- Psychological therapies for the treatment of mental disorders in low- and middle-income countries affected by humanitarian crises.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018Pooled it
- Improving child mental health and learning outcomes and reducing stigma and discrimination in conflict setting: findings from a cluster randomized controlled trial of a classroom-based psychosocial intervention in rural primary schools in Afghanistan.Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines · 2026Trial
- Evaluation of the Early Adolescent Skills for Emotions (EASE) intervention in Lebanon: A randomized controlled trial.Comprehensive psychiatry · 2023Trial
- Supporting Youth and Families in Gaza: A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Family-Based Intervention Program.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Trial
- Validation of the Ukrainian Prolonged Grief Assessment for Children (PGA-C) in a Wartime Context.Research square · 2026Article
- The Effects of Boko Haram Terrorism on Adolescents' and Young Adults' Psychosocial Adjustment in the Northeast of Nigeria.Transcultural psychiatry · 2026Article
- The impacts of peace and conflict resolution interventions on mental health and psychological well-being: a systematic review.Conflict and health · 2026Review
- Mental health and psychosocial support interventions for populations affected by ongoing armed conflict: a scoping review.BMJ global health · 2026Article
- Postwar posttraumatic stress disorder: Prevalence and associated factors among adolescents and youths in Tigray, Ethiopia.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Mental health needs, stressors and coping resources of internally displaced children in post-conflict Syria: A qualitative study with NGO staff.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2026Article
- Effectiveness of community-based interventions for PTSD among youth in low- and middle-income countries affected by humanitarian emergencies: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PLOS mental health · 2026Article
- Psychosocial interventions for adolescents in forced migration: A scoping review protocol.PloS one · 2026Article
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- Conflict exposure and mental health: a survey of adolescent girls and young women in Myanmar post the 2021 coup d'état.Conflict and health · 2025Article
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Abstract
Over one billion children under the age of 18 live in countries affected by armed conflict. This systematic review replicates an earlier study, aiming to provide a comprehensive update of the most current developments in interventions for children affected by armed conflict. For the period 2009-2015, a total of 1538 records were collected from PubMed, PsycINFO, and PILOTS. Twenty-four studies met the inclusion criteria, and the included interventions involve data from 4858 children. Although the number of publications and level of evidence has improved since the previous review, there is still a general lack of rigor and clarity in study design and reported results. Overall, interventions appeared to show promising results demonstrating mostly moderate effect sizes on mental health and psychosocial well-being. However, these positive intervention benefits are often limited to specific subgroups. There is a need for increased diversification in research focus, with more attention to interventions that focus at strengthening community and family support, and to young children, and improvements in targeting and conceptualizing of interventions.
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