A prospective study of traumatic stress in children involved in motor vehicle accidents

机动车事故儿童创伤应激的前瞻性研究

• 批准号: nhmrc : 143021
• 负责人: E/Pr Susan Spence
• 金额: $ 12.4万
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: NHMRC Project Grants
• 财政年份: 2001
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2001-01-01 至 2003-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://researchdata.edu.au/prospective-study-traumatic-vehicle-accidents/81741
• 关键词: prospective; study; traumatic; stress; children

Motor vehicle accidents (MVAs) are relatively frequent major life trauma that represent significant life threatening experiences. Not surprisingly evidence suggests that MVAs represent a frequent trigger for the development of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), although studies have typically focussed upon adult survivors. Local statistics indicate a significant proportion of children will experience a MVA of sufficient severity to warrant attendance at hospital. This project is of significance because it will provide badly needed information about the prevalence and course of emotional and behavioural problems in children following exposure to a serious MVA. More broadly the study should provide valuable information on post-traumatic stress responses in children. Furthermore, it will enable us to identify the factors that place children at particular risk of developing psychological problems following a MVA. This will provide information to help design of interventions to prevent the development of PTSD and other forms of psychopathology following MVAs. Such data will also permit identification of those children who are at particular risk of psychological morbidity after MVA trauma and for whom preventive interventions are most likely to be beneficial.

机动车事故（MVAs）是相对频繁的重大生命创伤，代表着重大的生命威胁经历。毫不奇怪，有证据表明，MVAs是创伤后应激障碍（PTSD）发展的常见触发因素，尽管研究通常集中在成年幸存者身上。当地统计数据表明，相当一部分儿童将经历严重程度足以保证住院的MVA。这一项目意义重大，因为它将提供急需的信息，说明儿童在接触严重的MVA后出现情绪和行为问题的普遍程度和过程。更广泛地说，这项研究应提供有关儿童创伤后应激反应的宝贵信息。此外，它将使我们能够确定使儿童在MVA后特别容易出现心理问题的因素。这将提供信息，以帮助设计干预措施，以防止创伤后应激障碍和其他形式的精神病理学的MVAs后的发展。这些数据还将有助于确定哪些儿童在车祸创伤后特别容易出现心理疾病，预防性干预措施最有可能对他们有益。