Trauma symptoms in children after the tsunami

C.D. Gunaratne; P.J. Kremer; A.J. Lewis; V. Clarke

doi:10.4038/sljch.v42i4.6262/

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Trauma symptoms in children after the tsunami

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Trauma symptoms in children after the tsunami

C.D. Gunaratne, P.J. Kremer, A.J. Lewis and V. Clarke

Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health, Vol.42, pp.192-199

2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4038/sljch.v42i4.6262/

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Abstract

Limited research has examined factors associated with psychological distress following natural disasters among non-Western child populations. Conditions associated with trauma-related symptoms following the 2004 tsunami in a sample of 265 Sri Lankan child survivors (53.6% female, aged 3 to 17) were examined retrospectively. Multivariate regression analyses identified pre-traumatic conditions (female gender, prior health) and peritraumatic conditions (loss of family, complete property loss) as being associated with increased trauma-related symptoms. Findings can be applied to the identification of children most at risk of developing trauma-related symptoms following a natural disaster from a non-Western population to aid development of culturally-appropriate interventions.

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Title: Trauma symptoms in children after the tsunami
Authors/Creators: C.D. Gunaratne (Author/Creator)
P.J. Kremer (Author/Creator)
A.J. Lewis (Author/Creator)
V. Clarke (Author/Creator)
Publication Details: Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health, Vol.42, pp.192-199
Publisher: Sri Lanka College of Paediatricians
Identifiers: 991005542999807891
Murdoch Affiliation: Murdoch University
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

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