Table 1. General characteristics of the studies.
| Ref | Author(s), (Year) | Design | Country | Population | Crisis Type | Group Classification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Babic-Banaszak et al., 2002 | Cross-sectional | Croatia* | 1,297 adults from war and non-war affected areas. Mean age = 50.8 years. | War | During conflict; non-displaced |
| 2 | Cao et al., 2013a | Cross-sectional | China | 264 bereaved individuals. Mean age = 45.9 years. | Earthquake | 18 months after disaster; displaced |
| 3 | Cao et al., 2013b | Cross-sectional | China | 190 adults who lost a child. Mean age = 40.5 years. | Earthquake | 18 months after disaster; displaced |
| 4 | Ferren, 1999 | Cross-sectional | Croatia*/Bosnia-Herzegovina | 104 refugee and displaced adolescents. Mean age = 15.8 years. | War | Post-conflict; IDPs and refugees |
| 5 | Kilic et al., 2003 | Cross-sectional | Turkey | 49 children in survivor camps. Mean age = 10.3 years. 65 parents in same camp. Mean age = 35.7 years. | Earthquake | 6 months after disaster; displaced |
| 6 | Lopes Cardozo et al., 2005 | Cross-sectional | Afghanistan | 699 Afghani adults. No mean age given. Most between 15-34 years. | War | During conflict; non-displaced |
| 7 | Lopes Cardozo et al., 2004a | Cross-sectional | Afghanistan | 699 Afghani adults and 100 disabled Afghani adults. No mean age given. Most between 15-34 years. | War | During conflict; non-displaced |
| 8 | Lopes Cardozo et al., 2003 | Cross-sectional | Kosovo | 1399 Kosovar Albanians. No mean age given. Most between 15-34 years. | War | Post-conflict; IDPs |
| 9 | Lopes Cardozo et al., 2004b | Cross-sectional | Thailand | 495 Karen refugees. No mean age given. Most between 15-34 years. | War | Post-conflict; refugees |
| 10 | Lopes Cardozo et al., 2000 | Cross-sectional | Kosovo | 1358 Kosovar Albanians. No mean age given. Most between 15-34 years. | War | Post-conflict; IDPs and refugees |
| 11 | Massad et al., 2011 | Cross-sectional | Palestine | 350 preschool children in Gaza Strip. Mean age = 4.9 years. | War | During conflict; non-displaced |
| 12 | Norris et al., 2005 | Cohort | Mexico | 658 adults from flood-affected areas. Mean age = 37.0 years. | Flood | 6,12,18,24 months after disaster; non-displaced |
| 13 | Pat-Horenczyk et al., 2009 | Cross-sectional | Palestine/Israel | 1,235 Palestinian school children in the West Bank. Mean age = 15.9 years. | War | During conflict; non-displaced |
| 14 | Peltonen et al., 2012 | Controlled trial | Palestine | 225 Palestinian school children in Gaza Strip. Mean age = 11.4 years. | War | During conflict; non-displaced |
| 15 | Radanovic-Grguric et al., 2009 | Case-control | Croatia* | 47 women with at least one episode of major depressive disorder. No mean age given. All between 35-55 years. | War | Post-conflict; IDPs |
| 16 | Talbot et al., 2013 | Cohort | Rwanda | 120 orphan full-time students. Median age = 18.0 years. | Genocide | Post-conflict; non-displaced |
| 17 | Tuicomepee et al., 2013 | Cross-sectional; semi-structured interviews | Thailand | 400 adolescents attend 4 tsunami-affected public schools. Mean age = 15.3 years. | Tsunami | 1 year after disaster; non-displaced |
| 18 | Usta et al., 2010 | Cross-sectional | Lebanon | 1028 children presenting at primary health centres. Mean age = 11.9 years. | War | Post-conflict; non-displaced |
| 19 | van Griensven, et al., 2006 | Cross-sectional | Thailand | 256 displaced and 400 non-displaced individuals from tsunami affected provinces. Mean ages = 39.5 and 42.0 for displaced and non-displaced respectively. | Tsunami | 1 year after disaster; displaced and non-displaced |
| 20 | Wickrama et al., 2011 | Cross-sectional | Sri Lanka | 325 tsunami affected mothers and adolescents. Mean age for mothers = 42.0 years. No mean age given for adolescents. Most (90%) above 10 years. | Tsunami | 1 year after disaster; displaced and non-displaced |
*
Study conducted in Croatia before it was classified as a high-income country by the World Bank.