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Acute stress disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder in parents of injured children
Author(s) -
KassamAdams Nancy,
Fleisher Courtney Landau,
Winston Flaura Koplin
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of traumatic stress
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.259
H-Index - 134
eISSN - 1573-6598
pISSN - 0894-9867
DOI - 10.1002/jts.20424
Subject(s) - acute stress disorder , posttraumatic stress , psychology , psychiatry , clinical psychology , anxiety disorder , injury prevention , poison control , medicine , anxiety , medical emergency
Acute stress disorder (ASD) and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) were examined in 334 parents of children with traffic‐related injuries. In the first month after their child's injury, 12% of parents had ASD and another 25% had partial ASD. Among 251 parents assessed again approximately 6 months postinjury, 8% had PTSD and another 7% had partial PTSD. The ASD and PTSD severity were associated ( r = .54), but ASD status was not a sensitive predictor of later PTSD. Independent predictors of ASD severity included prior trauma exposure, peritrauma exposure and perceptions of the child's pain and life threat, and child ASD severity. Independent predictors of PTSD severity included prior trauma exposure, parent ASD severity, and parent‐rated child physical health at follow‐up.