Sarah Dokkedahl Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Uganda; Trauma; War; PTSD; Anxiety; Depression; Children
National Center of Psychotraumatology, Department of Psychology, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
Sarah Dokkedahl works at the Danish National Center for Psychotraumatology, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, 5230Odense M, Denmark, a well known researcher, one of his famous works are Risk Factors for Post-traumatic Stress Disorder: The Role of Previous Traumas, Peri-traumatic Response, Social Support and Body-image
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Author(s): Sarah Dokkedahl, Henry Oboke, Emilio Ovuga and Ask Elklit
Objectives: In more than two decades northern Uganda was affected by the war between the government and the LRA. Children were abducted and affected during the war, but what is the psychological and social impact of war on the children?
Methods: In this study we reviewed 40 epidemiological trauma studies conducted in Uganda from 2004-2014 using databases.
Results: The psychological impact was found in many different domains ranging from mental health problems like PTSD, depression, view moreĀ»