Citation

Scrimin S, Axia G, Capello F, Moscardino U, Steinberg AM, Pynoos RS. Psychiatry Res. 2006; 141(3): 333-336.

Affiliation

Department of Developmental and Social Psychology, University of Padova, Italy. sara.scrimin@unipd.it

Copyright

(Copyright © 2006, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.psychres.2005.11.004

PMID

16515809

Abstract

This report describes symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among a group of Beslan's children (N=22) and their primary caregivers (N=20) 3 months after the children had been taken hostage in their school by a group of terrorists. Attention and memory were also measured. Children and their caretakers showed high levels of ongoing PTSD symptoms. Children also showed difficulties in sustaining attention and in short-term memory (digit span). These scores strongly indicate the need for appropriate interventions and ongoing monitoring of course of recovery.

Language: en