Anxiety and Stress in Children Following an Earthquake: Clinically Beneficial Effects of Treatment with Micronutrients.
This study examined the effects of micronutrients on children with clinically elevated stress and anxiety 23-36 months after experiencing a natural disaster (a major earthquake). A single-case multiple-baseline design allocated 14 children (7 males, 7 females; aged 8-11 years; 10 with formal anxiety...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Child & Family Studies Vol. 26; no. 5; pp. 1422 - 1432 |
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