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Within the literature on the effects of disasters on mental health, based mainly on studies of adults, it is widely accepted that human-made, technological disasters are associated with higher levels of later distress than are natural disasters. One year after a disaster, systematic estimates of morbidity indicate that 30%–40% of survivors may be adversely affected, with human-made disasters showing levels of over 30%–70% percent severe impairment (Raphael, 1986). The aim of this chapter is to consider what little evidence there is about the effects of technological disasters on children and adolescents.
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Yule, W. (1993). Technology-Related Disasters. In: Saylor, C.F. (eds) Children and Disasters. Issues in Clinical Child Psychology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-4766-9_7
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