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Prevalence, comorbidity and course of trauma reactions in young burn-injured children.
- Source :
- Journal of Child Psychology; Jan2012, Vol. 53 Issue 1, p56-63, 8p, 3 Charts
- Publication Year :
- 2012
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Abstract
- Background: Infants, toddlers and preschoolers are the highest risk group for burn injury. However, to date this population has been largely neglected. This study examined the prevalence, onset, comorbidity and recovery patterns of posttrauma reactions in young children with burns. Methods: Parents of 130 unintentionally burned children (1-6 years) participated in the study. The Diagnostic Infant Preschool Assessment was conducted with parents at 1 and 6 months postinjury. Results: The majority of children were resilient. However, 35% were diagnosed with at least one psychological disorder, there was a high rate of comorbidity with posttraumatic stress disorder, and 8% of children did not experience recovery in distress levels over the course of 6 months. Conclusions: These outcomes are likely to have serious repercussions for a young child's medical and psychosocial recovery as well as their normal developmental trajectories. It is recommended that screening, prevention and early intervention resources are incorporated into paediatric health care settings to optimise children's psychological adjustment following burn injury. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- MENTAL illness risk factors
ANALYSIS of variance
CHI-squared test
CONFIDENCE intervals
EPIDEMIOLOGY
INTERVIEWING
LONGITUDINAL method
PARENTS
POST-traumatic stress disorder in children
RESEARCH funding
PSYCHOLOGICAL resilience
T-test (Statistics)
COMORBIDITY
BURN patients
DATA analysis
SEVERITY of illness index
DATA analysis software
CHILDREN
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00219630
- Volume :
- 53
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Child Psychology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 67672513
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7610.2011.02431.x