Betancourt, Theresa2021-07-192011-04Betancourt, Theresa. "Attending to the Mental Health of War-Affected Children: The Need for Longitudinal and Developmental Research Perspectives." Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 50, no. 4 (2011): 323-325. DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2011.01.0080890-8567https://nrs.harvard.edu/URN-3:HUL.INSTREPOS:37368608The article by Panter-Brick, Goodman, Tol, and Eggerman in this issue of the Journal presents the findings from a rare follow-up study on childhood adversities and mental health in Afghan schoolchildren. 1 This article excels in addressing three critical issues in research on war-affected children and families: the measurement of mental health problems from a developmental and longitudinal perspective, ethical conduct while working in challenging field conditions, and careful attention to the cross-cultural assessment of mental health and related constructs in family and community contexten-USPsychiatry and Mental healthDevelopmental and Educational PsychologyJournal Article2015-02-08Theresa S. Betancourt2021-07-1910.1016/j.jaac.2011.01.008