1021 PTSD in Young Children Exposed to Road Traffic Accidents: A Prospective Study
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1021 PTSD in Young Children Exposed to Road Traffic Accidents: A Prospective Study
Richard Meiser-Stedman
This study had two broad aims: 1) to investigate the course and prevalence of acute stress disorder (ASD) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in pre-school and elementary school-aged children, according to DSM-IV and alternative diagnostic criteria; and 2) to explore the role of demographic, familial, and psychological factors in the onset and maintenance of post-traumatic stress in this population. The study investigated post-traumatic stress symptoms in 2-10 year old children attending Emergency Departments in South London who had been involved in motor vehicle accidents. Research questions:
- How valid is the DSM-IV PTSD diagnosis in 2-10 year olds, relative to a recently proposed alternative algorithm (Scheeringa et al., 2003)?
- Which demographic, trauma-related, family and psychological variables account for the most variance in post-traumatic stress symptoms?
1021
Richard Meiser-Stedman
Children age 2- 10 years; consecutive attenders at Emergency Departments in South London who had been exposed to a motor vehicle accident
Mental retardation; Moderate to severe, traumatic brain injury, i.e., posttraumatic amnesia [inability to recollect events ≥24 hours after experiencing a traumatic event]), or the inability of a child’s parent or caregiver to speak English.
University of East Anglia
English
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Coverage
United Kingdom
Funding
Psychiatry Research Trust (UK charity)
Data
Child exposed to an index potentially traumatic event
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