@article{ref1,
title="Prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and its correlates among junior high school students at 53 months after experiencing an earthquake",
journal="Disaster medicine and public health preparedness",
year="2019",
author="Liu, Qiaolan and Jiang, Min and Yang, Yang and Zhou, Huan and Zhou, Yanyang and Yang, Min and Xu, Huanyu and Ji, Yuanyi",
volume="13",
number="3",
pages="414-418",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To identify the prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and its determinants among adolescents more than 4 years after the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake. <br><br>METHOD: Adolescents (1,125 total) from 2 junior high schools in areas affected by the catastrophic earthquake were followed up for 3 years. The self-rating PTSD scale based on the Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition (DSM-IV) and the Chinese Classification and Diagnostic Criteria of Mental Disorders, 2nd Edition, Revised (CCMD-2-R) was collected at 53 months, and determinant data were collected repeatedly. Logistic regression was used for a determinants analysis. <br><br>RESULTS: The prevalence of overall PTSD was 23.4% among the sample. The risk factors for PTSD were older age (OR=1.52, 95% CI: 1.20~1.92), and death or injury of a family member in the earthquake (OR=1.61, 95% CI: 1.09~2.37). Adolescents who had moderate-to-severe common mental health problems were more likely to have PTSD symptoms, with ORs from 3.98 to 17.67 (All P<0.05). Self-esteem remained a protective factor for PTSD regardless of age, whereas positive coping was a protective factor for PTSD when adolescents were older. <br><br>CONCLUSION: PTSD symptoms among adolescent survivors of a catastrophic earthquake seemed to persist over time. Long-term interventions are needed to alleviate PTSD symptoms among adolescent survivors. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2018;page 1 of 5).<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1935-7893",
doi="10.1017/dmp.2018.76",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2018.76"
}