The psychological impact of war on children

Ajdukovic, M., & DEAN, A. (1998). Impact of displacement on the psychological well-being of refugee children. International review of psychiatry, 10(3), 186-195.

The stress that comes after war can be devastating to children and family at large. After war children get to live without their parents for a long period, which can cause stress. The author argues that children from the poor families experience more stress and they lack coping capacities, which can affect their lives negatively. The article is written using extensive research and that is why it can be resourceful in this study. The author of this article has used simple vocabularies, which makes it easy for the readers to understand the content.

Blattman, C., & Annan, J. (2010). The consequences of child soldiering. The review of economics and statistics, 92(4), 882-898.

The impact of military services in the society is overwhelming but in the recent years, children have been a major issue. Children have been used as war soldiers in Sudan, Congo, and other countries. The issue of having children participate in wars is serious because it can cause trauma, stress, and separation from family. More so, wars can affect children in terms of education. The war has a huge effect in terms of economy especially when it is wide spread. The author of this article believes that the best way to address trauma and stress after war is to provide counseling to children. This is important because children may face trauma and family rejection. This article is credible because it has relied on research to create and effective conclusion. It will be a resourceful article in this study. The journal can be deemed as trustworthy because it has relied on research to provide credible content on this topic.

Machel, G. (2001). The Impact of War on Children: A Review of Progress Since the 1996 United Nations Report on the Impact of Armed Conflict on Children. United Nations Children's Fund, 3 UN Plaza, New York, NY 10017.

The books talks about the impact of the armed conflict to our children. The issue of children and war has been a topic of discussion for the last few years. The article talks about the use of children in war zones and the author has warned that this is a bad habit that should be eradicated in the 21st century. The 2000 International Conference on War-Affected Children talks about the obstacles that children face and issues such as trauma. This book recounts the issues that children face and family displacement. The author talks about programs that have been put in place to ensure that children who are coping up with the displacement and war. The book is clear and written in simple language. The use of data and research makes the book a credible and useful resource in this topic.

Van der Kolk, B. A. (2003). Psychological trauma. American Psychiatric Pub.

According to Van der Kolk, psychiatric patients have a history of severe and psychological abuse, which cause trauma. In the same way, children face trauma in cause of war and violence in the family setting. This book provides an approach on how to address the trauma that children face when they have trauma because of war and violence at homes. Trauma affect the family unit and that is why it is important to provide coping mechanism to children and family to reduce stress and trauma that come as result of war and violence. Trauma can affect children and family significantly and that is why, there is a need for counseling services. The book has been written using simple vocabularies and that is why it is simple to understand.

Works Cited

Ajdukovic, M., & DEAN, A. (1998). Impact of displacement on the psychological well-being of

refugee children. International review of psychiatry, 10(3), 186-195.

Blattman, C., & Annan, J. (2010). The consequences of child soldiering. The review of

economics and statistics, 92(4), 882-898.

Machel, G. (2001). The Impact of War on Children: A Review of Progress Since the 1996 United

Nations Report on the Impact of Armed Conflict on Children. United Nations Children's Fund, 3 UN Plaza, New York, NY 10017.

Van der Kolk, B. A. (2003). Psychological trauma. American Psychiatric Pub.