Posttraumatic stress disorder among orphans in Wenchuan earthquake

doi:10.7523/j.issn.2095-6134.2010.5.019

Abstract

Abstract:

In order to examine the prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder(PTSD) and the developments of the symptoms among orphans aged 9 to 15 after Wenchuan earthquake, 188 orphans and normal children completed the Childrens impact of event scale in half-year and one year. The results indicate that the prevalence rate of probable PTSD among orphans was higher than that among normal children at the two time points. Moreover, orphans scores on the intrusion symptom were significantly higher than that of the normal children at the two time points. The present study indicates that the orphans were more susceptible to PTSD than normal children, especially with a higher level of intrusive symptoms and a longer latency.

Key words: orphans, PTSD, development, impact of event scale

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LIU Ming-Xin, WANG Yan, ZHANG Xing-Li, ZHU Ming-Jing, SHI Jian-Nong. Posttraumatic stress disorder among orphans in Wenchuan earthquake[J]. , 2010, 27(5): 704-710.

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