Past horrors, present struggles
The role of stigma in the association between war experiences and psychosocial adjustment among former child soldiers in Sierra Leone
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4986933 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Theresa Betancourt (0000-0002-3683-4440, Harvard University), Theresa S Betancourt, Jessica Agnew-Blais (0000-0002-0755-6867), Stephen E Gilman (0000-0002-8331-6419, Harvard University), David R Williams (0000-0001-9922-8117), B Heidi Ellis (0000-0002-9916-1458, Boston Children's Hospital) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 70 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 17-26 |
| Publication date | 2010-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Science & Medicine (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0277-9536 • E-ISSN: 1873-5347 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.09.038 |
| PMID | 19875215 |
| PMCID | PMC3756934 |
| OpenAlex | W2142441840 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 92 |
| References cited | 50 |
Anxiety · Hostility · Mental health · Psychiatry · Psychosocial · Sierra leone · Sociology · Stigma (botany · Clinical Psychology · Gender, Security, and Conflict · Migration, Health and Trauma · Psychology · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
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| Unique citing works | 92 |
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| Citations per year | 5,75 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2026 (17) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 88 |