Post-traumatic stress symptoms among former child soldiers in Sierra Leone: follow-up study
Post-traumatic stress symptoms among former child soldiers in Sierra Leone: follow-up study
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DOI：
10.1192/bjp.bp.112.113514
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发表时间：
2013-09-01
影响因子：
10.5
通讯作者：
Brennan, Robert T.
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作者：
Betancourt, Theresa S.;Newnham, Elizabeth A.;Brennan, Robert T.
目的调查塞拉利昂退役儿童兵创伤后应激障碍(PTSD)症状变化的危险因素和保护因素。方法对243名退役儿童兵(平均年龄16.6岁，其中30%为女性)的临床资料进行分析。结果4年后，以标准分界点计算，PTSD的自报率从32%下降到16%(P
BackgroundFormer child soldiers are at risk of developing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); however, the trajectory of symptoms has yet to be examined.AimsThe risk and protective factors associated with PTSD symptom change among former child soldiers in Sierra Leone were investigated.MethodData from 243 former child soldiers (mean age 16.6 years, 30% female) were analysed.ResultsSelf-reported rates of possible PTSD using standard cut-off points declined from 32% to 16% 4 years later (P