CHILDREN AND DISASTER - AGE, GENDER, AND PARENTAL EFFECTS ON PTSD SYMPTOMS
CHILDREN AND DISASTER - AGE, GENDER, AND PARENTAL EFFECTS ON PTSD SYMPTOMS
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DOI:
10.1097/00004583-199111000-00012
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发表时间:
1991-11-01
影响因子:
13.3
通讯作者:
SMITSONCOHEN, S
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作者:
GREEN, BL;KOROL, M;SMITSONCOHEN, S
Psychiatric reports of 179 children aged 2 to 15 who were exposed to the Buffalo Creek dam collapse in 1972 were rated for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms 2 years after the disaster. Age and gender effects and the impact of the level of exposure and parental functioning were examined according to a conceptual model addressing factors contributing to adaptation to a traumatic event. Results showed fewer PTSD symptoms in the youngest age group and higher symptom levels for girls than boys. Approximately 37% of the children were given a "probable" diagnosis of PTSD. Multiple regression analysis showed that life threat, gender, parental psychopathology, and an irritable and/or depressed family atmosphere all contributed to the prediction of PTSD symptomatology in the children.