@article{ref1,
title="Does a non-destructive earthquake cause posttraumatic stress disorder? A cross-sectional study",
journal="European child and adolescent psychiatry",
year="2013",
author="Gokcen, Cem and Sahingöz, Mine and Annagür, Bilge Burçak",
volume="22",
number="5",
pages="295-299",
abstract="This study evaluated the prevalence and symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among adolescents who experienced non-destructive, moderate magnitude earthquake. Four hundred and fifty students (214 girls and 236 boys between the ages of 12-14) were selected from secondary schools located within Konya province in Turkey, 6 months after the earthquake. They were chosen to participate in this cross-sectional study by simple random sampling. The students were evaluated by the child posttraumatic stress reaction index. Of all the students, we found that 3.5 % had very severe, 20.8 % had severe, 28.4 % had moderate and 20 % had mild symptoms of PTSD and that 24.3 % had probable PTSD diagnoses. The most common PTSD symptoms were trauma-related fears, social avoidance, emotional detachment and the concentration difficulty. Limitations and implications for research studies are included in the discussion.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1018-8827",
doi="10.1007/s00787-012-0348-8",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00787-012-0348-8"
}