Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida College of Medicine, Springhill 2 Building, 4197 NW 86th Terrace, Gainesville, FL, 32606, USA.
Curr Psychiatry Rep. 2022 Oct;24(10):481-491. doi: 10.1007/s11920-022-01356-x. Epub 2022 Aug 12.
Disasters and traumatic events are ever present globally but disproportionally impact culturally diverse low resource environments. Culture is an important context through which people experience disasters, develop adaptive strategies, and process external aid and support. This is even more critical for children and youth who are in the process of forming their cultural/ethnic identities. This review identifies literature on these important aspects of culture in disaster response.
The literature supports that culture influences the experience of disasters, the development of coping and adaptational approaches, and the acceptability of external aid and support, especially mental health services. Cultural humility, awareness, and sensitivity are crucial in addressing the traumatic impact of disasters in children and youth, especially in the areas of the world that are most at risk for them.
灾害和创伤性事件在全球普遍存在，但对文化多样且资源匮乏的环境造成了不成比例的影响。文化是人们经历灾害、制定适应策略以及处理外部援助和支持的一个重要背景。对于正在形成文化/种族认同的儿童和青少年来说，这一点更为关键。本综述确定了灾害应对中有关文化这些重要方面的文献。
文献表明，文化影响着人们对灾害的体验、应对和适应方法的发展，以及对外来援助和支持的接受程度，尤其是心理健康服务。在解决儿童和青少年受灾的创伤影响方面，文化谦逊、意识和敏感性至关重要，特别是在世界上最容易受到灾害影响的地区。
