Children and Adolescents Injured in Traffic-associated Psychological Consequences: A Literature Review

This article aimed to identify the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and PTSD symptoms (PTSS) among children and adolescents injured in traffic, and to assess predictors of such post-traumatic stress. Studies from electronic databases were reviewed. Based on a review of 12 studies, fulfilling specified criteria, the prevalence of PTSD was almost 30% at 1-2 months and decreased to the same level as PTSS at 3-6 months. Perceived threat and high levels of distress, anxiety symptoms, and being female were significantly associated with PTSD and PTSS. Injury severity was positively related to the number of PTSD symptoms in 1 of 8 studies. Types of accident, age, and socioeconomic status were not related to the development of PTSD/PTSS.

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• Authors:
  • Olofsson, Eva
  • Bunketorp, Olle
  • Andersson, Anna-Lena
• Publication Date: 2009-1

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 17-22
• Serial:
  • Acta Paediatrica
  • Volume: 98
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis
  • ISSN: 0803-5253

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Adolescents; Children; Crash victims; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Psychological aspects; Traffic crashes
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01126466
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 14 2009 11:52AM