Newly Recognized Stuttering in Three Young Children Following the Hojedk Earthquake in Iran

Natural disasters, particularly earthquakes, in addition to physical complications, have always had psychological consequences for those affected by them. Stuttering is one of the psychological consequences of shocking events. After a 6.6 magnitude earthquake in Hojedk, Kerman, Iran, two 5-year-old...

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Published in:	Prehospital and disaster medicine Vol. 34; no. 4; pp. 456 - 457
Main Authors:	Jafari, Hamid, Mohamadi, Mahan, Haghjoo, Asghar, Heidari, Mohammad
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	New York, USA Cambridge University Press 01-08-2019 Jems Publishing Company, Inc
Subjects:	Aftershocks Age Factors Case Report Child, Preschool Disasters Earthquakes Families & family life Female Geophysics Health technology assessment Humans Iran Male Mental disorders Mental health Natural disasters Parents & parenting Patients Rehabilitation Risk Assessment Sampling Studies Seismic activity Severity of Illness Index Speech therapy Speech Therapy - methods Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - etiology Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - psychology Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - therapy Stuttering - etiology Stuttering - psychology Stuttering - therapy Survivors - psychology Trauma Iran United States > US Japan Pennsylvania stuttering psychological impact earthquakes disaster
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Summary:	Natural disasters, particularly earthquakes, in addition to physical complications, have always had psychological consequences for those affected by them. Stuttering is one of the psychological consequences of shocking events. After a 6.6 magnitude earthquake in Hojedk, Kerman, Iran, two 5-year-old children and a 4-year-old child with symptoms of discontinuous speech (including repeated sound, syllable, and words) were referred to the Kerman Welfare Organization’s rehabilitation center (Kerman, Iran). After history-taking, it became clear that the children had begun to stutter after the earthquake due to fear and stress. Considering the importance of negative emotional experiences in the onset of stuttering, it cannot really be said with certainty that the negative experience of the earthquake initiated the stuttering. Rather, the stuttering had not been present before the earthquake and appeared after the event. These cases indicate the importance of psychosocial support and speech therapy after disasters, especially for children that have higher psychological vulnerability than other age groups.
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ISSN:	1049-023X 1945-1938
DOI:	10.1017/S1049023X19004497