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ERIC Number: EJ537596
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-0145-2134
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The Socioemotional Development of Orphans in Orphanages and Traditional Foster Care in Iraqi Kurdistan.
Ahmad, Abdulbaghi; Mohamad, Kirmanj
Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, v20 n12 p1161-73 Dec 1996
A one-year follow-up study of children who had lost both parents and were placed in orphanages (n=19) or foster homes (n=18) in Iraqi Kurdistan investigated the orphans' situation and development. The children in orphanages were found to have higher frequency of post-traumatic stress disorder than the foster care children. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Child Development, Children, Followup Studies, Foreign Countries, Foster Children, Incidence, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Stress Variables, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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