Citation

Liu D, Fu L, Jing Z, Chen C. Arch. Psychiatr. Nurs. 2016; 30(5): 593-599.

Affiliation

Department of Nursing, Zhengzhou University, 3 Jianshe Road, Erqi District, Zhengzhou 450052, Henan Province, China. Electronic address: Changying0000@126.com.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.apnu.2016.01.005

PMID

27654243

Abstract

This study examined post-traumatic stress disorder(PTSD) and it's predictors among 4072 Tibetan adolescents 3years after the highaltitude earthquake. The instruments included The PTSD Checklist-Civilian version, The Internality, Powerful others, and Chance Scale and The Coping Style Scale. The results indicated the prevalence rate of probable PTSD was 17.8%.The predicting factors for PTSD were found to being aged 14 or older, being senior student, being monitor, being buried/injured, have family member died/amputated, have severer property loss, have witnessed death, have negative coping skills, and have power others locus of control. Effective mental health services should be developed to facilitate post-disaster recovery.

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Language: en