The growing civilian involvement in the conflicts has instigated a greater concern for children's situation in times of war, and in this chapter we will give an overview of research on the psychological consequences of war on children. Research from related areas such as natural and man-made disasters will also be included to shed light on children's reactions in times of stress. In the following presentation we will deal with early findings: mostly reports from post-World-War-II experiences. Then we will proceed with examples of studies focusing on anxiety, nervousness, and phobic reactions in children's reactions to events of war. The next topic will be grief, depression and pessimistic prospects for the future caused by war experiences. Studies concerned with aggression and anti-social behaviour in children after war will also be dealt with. Our next area will be how children adapt to war situations - are they becoming accustomed to such events in a negative and dangerous way?
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