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Trauma‐related symptomatology among American Indian adolescents
Author(s) -
Jones Monica C.,
Dauphinais Paul,
Sack William H.,
Somervell Philip D.
Publication year - 1997
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.2490100202
Subject(s) - psychiatry , clinical psychology , psychology , injury prevention , substance abuse , poison control , posttraumatic stress , medicine , medical emergency
The Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children (DISC‐2.1C), including the posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) module, was administered to 109 American Indian adolescents from a Northern Plains reservation. In response to the DISC's open‐ended probes, 61% of respondents reported at least one traumatic event. Despite high rates of trauma and substantial numbers of subsyndromal PTSD symptoms, the prevalence rate of diagnosable PTSD was found to be only 3%. The reporting of traumatic events was associated with increased prevalence of behavioral disorders and substance abuse or dependence diagnoses. There was, however, no significant difference in academic performance (grade point average or scholastic aptitude test scores) between those who reported traumatic events, or PTSD symptoms, and those who did not.