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The impact of abduction and hostage-taking on the mental health of children and adolescents: a scoping review

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    Emily Gossmann, Katrin Erlewein, Therese Hiller, Patricia Mayer & Jörg M. Fegert

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Initiation: JMF; conceptualization: JMF and EG; methodology: EG, KE, TH, and PM; literature search: TH and PM; data analysis and investigation: EG, KE, TH, and PM; writing—original draft preparation: EG, KE, TH, and PM; writing—review and editing: JMF, CS, VC, EG, KE, TH, and PM; supervision: JMF; project coordination: EG.

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Gossmann, E., Erlewein, K., Hiller, T. et al. The impact of abduction and hostage-taking on the mental health of children and adolescents: a scoping review. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 33, 1217–1226 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-023-02362-x

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