A 26-month follow-up of posttraumatic stress symptoms in children after the mass-escape tragedy in Iraqi Kurdistan

被引:22
作者
Ahmad, A [1 ]
Mohamed, HT
Ameen, NM
机构
[1] Univ Uppsala Hosp, Dept Child & Adolescent Psychiat, S-75517 Uppsala, Sweden
[2] Duhok Univ Hosp, Dept Pediat, Duhok, Iraq
[3] Duhok Univ Hosp, Dept Pediat, Erbil, Iraq
关键词
children; disaster; Kurdish; posttraumatic stress disorder;
D O I
10.1080/08039489850139373
中图分类号
R749 [精神病学];
学科分类号
100205 ;
摘要
In the aftermath of the Gulf War, an Iraqi military attack caused a mass-escape tragedy in Kurdistan. Two months later, a sample of displaced children on the Iraqi-Turkish border reported a high frequency of posttraumatic stress symptoms. Twenty per cent of the examined children met DSM-III-R criteria for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). After a decrease in symptoms at the 4-month follow-up, the 14-month follow-up showed a significant increase in PTSD-related symptoms, which persisted even at the 26-month follow-up. The results are discussed in relation to the specificity of PTSD symptoms, their course over time, and the sociocultural aspects in measuring posttraumatic stress symptoms.
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页码:357 / 366
页数:10
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