Post‐traumatic stress symptoms of children and adolescents exposed to the 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake: A longitudinal study of 5‐HTTLPR genotype main effects and gene–environment interactions

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gen Li ◽  
Li Wang ◽  
Chengqi Cao ◽  
Ruojiao Fang ◽  
Brian J. Hall ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Wenchuan Earthquake ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
2008 Wenchuan Earthquake ◽  
Stress Symptoms ◽  
Gene Environment ◽  
Post Traumatic ◽  
Main Effects

scholarly journals Changes Over Time in Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Among Children Who Survived the 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake and Predictive Variables

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ying Chen ◽  
Chow Lam ◽  
Hong Deng ◽  
Kam Ying Ko
Keyword(s):  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Wenchuan Earthquake ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Ptsd Symptoms ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
2008 Wenchuan Earthquake ◽  
Predictive Variables ◽  
Post Traumatic ◽  
Changes Over Time

Background: This study examines changes over time in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among children who survived the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake and the relevant predictive variables.Methods: A total of 203 children and adolescents were investigated 24 months after the earthquake, and 151 children and adolescents completed the 1-year follow-up study. Participants completed the Children's Revised Impact of Event Scale (CRIES-13), the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) and the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC). Hierarchical linear regression analysis was used to evaluate the predictors of changes in PTSD severity.Results: Eighty percent of the children still had some PTSD symptoms 2 years after the Wenchuan earthquake, and 66.25% of the children had symptoms that lasted 3 years. In the model predicting PTSD symptom severity, the loss of family members and child burial explained a significant 21.9% of the variance, and depression explained a significant 16.7% of the variance. In the model predicting changes in PTSD severity, the change scores for resilience and depression explained a significant 18.7% of the variance, and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) explained a significant 33.6% of the variance.Conclusions: PTSD symptoms in children and adolescents can persist for many years after trauma. In addition to using psychological interventions to improve PTSD symptoms, improvements in depression and resilience should also be considered.

Post-traumatic stress symptoms in family caregivers of intensive care unit patients: A longitudinal study

2019 ◽  
Vol 50 ◽  
pp. 5-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanne Birgit Alfheim ◽  
Kristin Hofsø ◽  
Milada Cvancarova Småstuen ◽  
Kirsti Tøien ◽  
Leiv Arne Rosseland ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Family Caregivers ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Symptoms ◽  
Post Traumatic
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