Sleep fears, sleep disturbance, and PTSD symptoms in minority youth exposed to Hurricane Katrina

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is common following the experience of a natural disaster and sleep disturbance is an important influence on its course in adults, but little research is available examining sleep and PTSD in youths. This study's objective was to evaluate the role of sleep di...

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Published in:Journal of traumatic stress 2011-10, Vol.24 (5), p.575-580
Main Authors: Brown, Tyish Hall, Mellman, Thomas A., Alfano, Candice A., Weems, Carl F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Anxiety disorders. Neuroses
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Cross-Sectional Studies
Cyclonic Storms
Disorders of higher nervous function. Focal brain diseases. Central vestibular syndrome and deafness. Brain stem syndromes
Fear
Female
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Minority Groups
Nervous system (semeiology, syndromes)
Neurology
New Orleans
Post traumatic stress disorder
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Sleep disorders
Sleep Wake Disorders - etiology
Sleep Wake Disorders - physiopathology
Sleep Wake Disorders - psychology
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - physiopathology
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - psychology
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Summary:Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is common following the experience of a natural disaster and sleep disturbance is an important influence on its course in adults, but little research is available examining sleep and PTSD in youths. This study's objective was to evaluate the role of sleep disturbance and the developmentally influenced factor of fear of sleeping alone in the maintenance of posttraumatic stress (PTS) symptoms in youths. Deidentified data of 191 Hurricane Katrina survivors ages 8 to 15 were used in this study. We found cross‐sectional relationships of sleep disturbance and fear of sleeping alone with PTS symptom severity. Longitudinal analysis also indicated that general sleep disturbance at 24 months (T1) was predictive of PTS symptoms severity at 30 months (T2) even after adjusting for PTS symptom severity at T1, age, sex, and continued disrepair to the home. These results have implications for intervention strategies among youth exposed to traumatic events. Traditional and Simplified Chinese s by AsianSTSS
ISSN:0894-9867
1573-6598
DOI:10.1002/jts.20680