Sri Lankan children affected by war, tsunami, daily stressors

Thursday, July 15, 2010 - 07:42 in Psychology & Sociology

Two studies on children in Sri Lanka who survived the 2004 tsunami and ongoing civil war there found that it's not these stressful events alone that contributed to the youths' psychological health, but also daily stressors like domestic violence that are exacerbated by traumatic events and continue after the disasters.

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