PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF ACCIDENTAL INJURY IN CHILDREN

到目前为止，还没有研究评估意外头部损伤后儿童的创伤后应激障碍病例。本研究试图确定创伤后应激障碍的患病率和与疾病发展相关的变量，样本为40名头部受伤的儿童和40名骨科损伤的对照受试者。这项研究将包括80名5岁及以上的儿童和他们的父母。根据从历史上获得的信息，将考虑诸如受伤严重程度和康复过程等变量。家长将接受诊断性面谈，以评估个性和精神病理程度。在随后的后续预约中，将对儿童进行访谈，并使用抑郁、焦虑和创伤后应激障碍的自我报告测量进行评估。多元回归分析将被用来检验受试者、家庭和伤害变量对创伤后应激障碍发展的影响，以及对总体心理发病率增加的影响。

To date no know studies have assessed for cases of post-traumatic stress disorder in children following accidental head injury. The present research seeks to identify the prevalence of PTSD and the variables associated with the development of the disorder, in a sample of 40 head injured children and 40 control subjects with orthopedic injuries. Eighty children ages 5 and older and their parents will be included in the study. Based on information obtained from history, variables such as severity of injury and course of recovery will be taken into consideration. Parents will be administered a diagnostic interview to assess personality and the extent of psychopathology. At a later follow-up appointment, children will be interviewed and assessed with self-report measures of depression, anxiety, and PTSD. Multiple regression analysis will be used to examine the influence of subject, family, and injury variables on the development of PTSD, and on increased overall psychological morbidity.