# Past horrors, present struggles: The role of stigma in the association between war experiences and psychosocial adjustment among former child soldiers in Sierra Leone

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/past-horrors-present-struggles-the-role-of-stigma-in-the-association-between-war/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Theresa S. Betancourt,Jessica Agnew‐Blais,Stephen E. Gilman,David R. Williams,B. Heidi Ellis |
| Citations | 320 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.09.038 |
| Fields | Psychology,Social Sciences |
| Open Access | true |
| OA Status | bronze |
| OA URL | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0277953609006297 |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W2142441840 |
| PMID | 19875215 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2009 |

## Paper authors

- [Jessica Agnew‐Blais](https://scholariq.org/researchers/jessica-agnew-blais/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Migration, Health and Trauma](https://scholariq.org/topics/migration-health-and-trauma/)

## Paper topics

- [Migration, Health and Trauma](https://scholariq.org/topics/migration-health-and-trauma/)
- [Racial and Ethnic Identity Research](https://scholariq.org/topics/racial-and-ethnic-identity-research/)
- [Gender, Security, and Conflict](https://scholariq.org/topics/gender-security-and-conflict/)

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