Publications (3)4.44 Total impact
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Article: Children’s Enduring PTSD Symptoms are Related to Their Family’s Adaptability and Cohesion
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ABSTRACT: This study compared, 18–24months after an industrial disaster, in two groups of children (those with clinically relevant PTSD symptoms versus those with low PTSD symptoms), the child’s perception of family cohesion and adaptability, the child’s experience of the explosion, and parental characteristics. Enmeshed family cohesion or rigid family adaptability were more frequently found in children with low PTSD symptoms. PTSD symptoms in the mother, living in a family of 3 or more children, and being female were significantly associated with PTSD symptoms in the children. The assessment of traumatized children should include assessment of family’s adaptability and cohesion.Community Mental Health Journal 04/2012; 45(4):290-299. · 1.03 Impact Factor -
Article: Children's enduring PTSD symptoms are related to their family's adaptability and cohesion.
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ABSTRACT: This study compared, 18-24 months after an industrial disaster, in two groups of children (those with clinically relevant PTSD symptoms versus those with low PTSD symptoms), the child's perception of family cohesion and adaptability, the child's experience of the explosion, and parental characteristics. Enmeshed family cohesion or rigid family adaptability were more frequently found in children with low PTSD symptoms. PTSD symptoms in the mother, living in a family of 3 or more children, and being female were significantly associated with PTSD symptoms in the children. The assessment of traumatized children should include assessment of family's adaptability and cohesion.Community Mental Health Journal 09/2009; 45(4):290-9. · 1.03 Impact Factor -
Article: Predictors of enduring PTSD after an industrial disaster.
Psychiatric Services 02/2008; 59(1):116. · 2.38 Impact Factor