Posttraumatic stress symptoms in adolescent survivors of childhood cancer and their mothers

被引:159
作者
Brown, RT
Madan-Swain, A
Lambert, R
机构
[1] Med Univ S Carolina, Coll Hlth Profess, Dept Pediat, Charleston, SC 29425 USA
[2] Univ Alabama, Dept Pediat, Birmingham, AL USA
[3] Univ N Carolina, Charlotte, NC 28223 USA
关键词
posttraumatic stress; cancer; adolescents; survivors;
D O I
10.1023/A:1024465415620
中图分类号
B849 [应用心理学];
学科分类号
040203 ;
摘要
We examined symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in adolescent survivors of childhood cancer and their mothers and the contribution of family functioning, including perceived emotional support and familial conflict, and individual factors including life stress and severity of disease to PTSD symptoms. Participants were 52 adolescent cancer survivors and their mothers and 42 healthy adolescent counterparts and their mothers. Findings revealed that mothers of cancer survivors endorsed more PTSD symptoms than did their healthy counterparts and that survivors and mothers also reported greater recent and past stressful life events. Although no survivors met clinical criteria for a PTSD diagnosis, over 36% endorsed mild subthreshold symptomatology. Findings are discussed in the context of understanding PTSD symptoms within a family systems framework.
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页码:309 / 318
页数:10
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