@article{ref1,
title="Children and disaster: age, gender, and parental effects on PTSD symptoms",
journal="Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry",
year="1991",
author="Green, B. L. and Korol, M. and Grace, M. C. and Vary, M. G. and Leonard, A. C. and Gleser, G. C. and Smitson-Cohen, S.",
volume="30",
number="6",
pages="945-951",
abstract="Psychiatric reports of 179 children aged 2 to 15 who were exposed to the Buffalo Creek dam collapse in 1972 were rated for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms 2 years after the disaster. Age and gender effects and the impact of the level of exposure and parental functioning were examined according to a conceptual model addressing factors contributing to adaptation to a traumatic event. Results showed fewer PTSD symptoms in the youngest age group and higher symptom levels for girls than boys. Approximately 37% of the children were given a &quot;probable&quot; diagnosis of PTSD. Multiple regression analysis showed that life threat, gender, parental psychopathology, and an irritable and/or depressed family atmosphere all contributed to the prediction of PTSD symptomatology in the children.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0890-8567",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}