1020 Camberwell Prospective Study of Post-traumatic Stress Reactions in Children Admitted to Accident & Emergency Departments

Study Description

Title

1020 Camberwell Prospective Study of Post-traumatic Stress Reactions in Children Admitted to Accident & Emergency Departments

Creator

Richard Meiser-Stedman

Abstract

The study had two broad aims: 1) to investigate the course and prevalence of acute stress disorder (ASD) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in children and adolescents; and 2) to explore whether processes implicated by cognitive models were involved in the onset and maintenance of post-traumatic stress in this population. The study investigated acute stress disorder and later posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in children and adolescents attending an Emergency department in South London who had been involved in assaults or motor vehicle accidents. Relationships between ASD (at 2-4 weeks) and PTSD (at 6 months post-trauma) and a number of demographic, trauma, cognitive, and trauma memory variables were examined.

Research questions:

  1. Is ASD a significant predictor of PTSD at 6-month follow up?
  2. Do cognitive processes (i.e. subjective trauma severity, memory quality, negative trauma-related appraisals, and maladaptive coping strategies) account for greater variance in post-traumatic stress symptoms than demographic, trauma-related, and family variables?
PACT/R Dataset Number

1020

Principal Investigator / Dataset Creator

Richard Meiser-Stedman

Study language

English

Number of assessment points

2

PI ORCID

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0262-623X

Inclusion criteria

Consecutive attenders at an Emergency Department in South London who have been exposed to an assault or a motor vehicle accident. Children age 10 - 16 years exposed to a potentially traumatic event – any non-sexual assault (where the assailant did not belong to the participant’s household) or motor vehicle accident.

Exclusion criteria

Severe learning disability (i.e. mental retardation) or organic brain disorder, sexual assault, investigation by social services into the child’s family circumstances (either initiated prior to the child’s attendance at the ED or as a result of his or her attendance), or inability to speak English.

Coverage

Date
2001 - 2003
Geographical Coverage Description

United Kingdom

Country
GB

Funding

Grant Number
G78/6730
Description

UK Medical Research Council

Data

Analysis Unit
Individual
Analysis Unit

Child exposed to an index potentially traumatic event

Data Files