Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms in Parents of Children with Acute Burns
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OBJECTIVE: To develop a model of risk factors for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms in parents of children with burns. METHODS: Immediately following the burn and 3 months later, parents reported on their children's and their own psychological functioning and traumatic stress responses. RESULTS: Approximately 47% of the parents reported experiencing significant posttraumatic stress symptoms 3 months after the burn. Our model indicates three independent pathways to PTSD symptoms (i.e., parent-child conflict, parents' dissociation, and children's PTSD symptoms). Additionally, parents' anxiety predicted increased parent-child conflict, conflict with extended family and size of the burn predicted parents' dissociation, and size of the burn and children's dissociation predicted children's PTSD symptoms. CONCLUSIONS: This study suggests that many parents of children with burns suffer from posttraumatic stress symptoms. Interventions that target factors such as family conflict, children's symptoms, and parents' acute anxiety and dissociation may diminish the risk for PTSD.
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Background
- Authors
- Hall, E., Saxe, G., Stoddard, F., Kaplow, J., Koenen, K., Chawla, N., Lopez, C., King, L., & King, D.
- Affiliations
- Boston University (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (US)
- Venue
- Journal of Pediatric Psychology
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 2005-03-23
- Volume
- 31
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 403-412
- ISSN
- 0146-8693 (ISSN-L)
- 1465-735X
- OpenAlex
- W2158768815
- Cited by
- 151
- References
- 45
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 7.71
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Pediatric Psychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Digital Commons-TMC (Texas Medical Center) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
- National Institute of Mental Health (R01 MH57370, R01MH057370, R01MH063247)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Burn Injury Management and Outcomes
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Keywords
- posttraumatic stress symptoms, pediatric burns, parent-child conflict, dissociation, parental anxiety, burns, risk factors, family conflict
- MeSH terms
- Acute Disease, Adult, Burns, Child, Fathers, Female, Humans, Male, Mothers, Parents, Surveys and Questionnaires, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
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