Posttraumatic stress disorder in adolescents after Typhoon Morakot-associated mudslides

Research highlights ▶ Prevalence of PTSD was 25.8% in a group of adolescents 3 months following disaster. ▶ Being female, had prior PTSD, had more exposure were risk factors for current PTSD. ▶ Adolescents with PTSD reported more depressive symptoms. ▶ Adolescents with PTSD were noted to have more p...

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Published in:Journal of anxiety disorders 2011-04, Vol.25 (3), p.362-368
Main Authors: Yang, Pinchen, Yen, Cheng-Fang, Tang, Tze-Chun, Chen, Cheng-Sheng, Yang, Rei-Cheng, Huang, Ming-Shyan, Jong, Yuh-Jyh, Yu, Hsin-Su
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescents
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Anxiety disorders. Neuroses
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Cyclonic Storms
Depression
Disasters
Epidemiology
Externalizing behaviour
Female
Humans
Interview, Psychological
Landslides
Life Change Events
Male
Medical sciences
Natural disaster
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Posttraumatic stress disorder
Prevalence
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychometrics
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - diagnosis
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - epidemiology
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - psychology
Surveys and Questionnaires
Taiwan - epidemiology
Teachers
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Summary:Research highlights ▶ Prevalence of PTSD was 25.8% in a group of adolescents 3 months following disaster. ▶ Being female, had prior PTSD, had more exposure were risk factors for current PTSD. ▶ Adolescents with PTSD reported more depressive symptoms. ▶ Adolescents with PTSD were noted to have more problems in adult completed CBCL.
ISSN:0887-6185
1873-7897
DOI:10.1016/j.janxdis.2010.10.010