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Abstract
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This review of British experiences is summarized as follows: "1. The effects of bombing on children, though severe in many cases, have been less widespread than had been expected. 2. On the other hand, the adverse effects of evacuating children to the country have been rather widespread and severe, and far in excess of what was anticipated. 3. Reactions to physical danger have tended to be of the aggressive type . . ., while reactions to separation have been of the psychosomatic or psychoneurotic variety. 4. Nervous conditions resulting from exposure to air-raids have yielded more readily to treatment than those due to separation, though in both groups a previous neurotic tendency has made treatment more difficult . . [double baseline dot (en leader)] 7. There has been a marked increase in delinquency among children under 14 years (41 per cent), a lesser increase in the age group 14-17 (21 per cent), a mild increase in the 17-21 age group, and a decrease in age groups over 21 years . . [double baseline dot (en leader)] 10. In view of the finding that anticipation causes more disruption than does actual danger, it is suggested that children should be desensitized through education and drill." (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved)
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