TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1991//
TI  - Children and disaster: age, gender, and parental effects on PTSD symptoms
JO  - Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
A1  - Green, B. L.
A1  - Korol, M.
A1  - Grace, M. C.
A1  - Vary, M. G.
A1  - Leonard, A. C.
A1  - Gleser, G. C.
A1  - Smitson-Cohen, S.
SP  - 945
EP  - 951
VL  - 30
IS  - 6
N2  - 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 "probable" 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0890-8567
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -