ReviewCurrent psychiatry reports2018
The Function of Play for Coping and Therapy with Children Exposed to Disasters and Political Violence.
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- The effect of game-based interventions on children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025Pooled it
- Effectiveness of a Parent-Child Interaction Therapy-Based Trauma-Focused Interaction Module for Trauma-Exposed Children: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.Clinical psychology & psychotherapyTrial
- Exploring Mental Health and Development in Refugee Children Through Systematic Play Assessment.Child psychiatry and human development · 2025Article
- Moving bodies, healing bonds: dyadic embodied psychotherapy in crisis settings.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- "Playing helps you feel at home": recovery and reintegration of child victims of political and social violence.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- "Ten Days of Paid Incarceration and Mental Torture" Experiences of Quarantined Individuals Arriving in the UK from Red Listed Countries in Southern Africa Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2024Article
- Kindergarten children's reactions to the COVID-19 pandemic: Creating a sense of coherence.Journal of early childhood research : ECR · 2023Article
- A Comprehensive Analysis of the Relationship between Play Performance and Psychosocial Problems in School-Aged Children.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- A rapid review of the impact of quarantine and restricted environments on children's play and the role of play in children's health.Child: care, health and development · 2021Review
- Effects of Mass Shootings on the Mental Health of Children and Adolescents.Current psychiatry reports · 2021Review
- The Subjective Experiences and Reactions of Kindergarten Children during and after a Period of Continuous Missile Attacks.Journal of child & adolescent trauma · 2020Article
- Creating "a Safe Haven": Emotion-Regulation Strategies Employed by Mothers and Young Children Exposed to Recurrent Political Violence.Journal of child & adolescent trauma · 2020Article
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Abstract
purpose of reviewThe objectives were to identify specific characteristics and patterns of children's play following events of political violence or disasters, examine their associations with risk and resilience, and explore their implications for preventive and therapeutic intervention. RECENT
findingsPatterns of individual, dyadic, and social play are associated with measures of children's adaptation following collective traumatic events. Modifying the traditional child-centered play therapy, by integrating CBT principles or including parents, may increase efficacy. Preventive interventions in the aftermath of collective traumatic events must address children's need to play in safe spaces, with the support of significant adults. Recognizing that posttraumatic play is a multifaceted phenomenon implies the need for more individualized play therapy models, varying in level of therapist's activity and techniques employed. Research is needed to clarify the validity of play measures for assessing adaptation and to study the effectiveness of integrative play-based models.
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