Prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms among middle school students after Wenchuan earthquake
10.3969/j.issn.1000-6729.2010.01.004
- VernacularTitle:汶川地震灾区1960名中学生创伤后应激障碍症状调查
- Author:
Yingjun XIANG
;
Guoyu XIONG
;
Yiqiang DONG
;
Daochuan MA
;
Zhiyue LIU
;
Xiaoxia LIIU
;
Ziqian ZENG
;
Xun ZHANG
;
Yi CAO
;
Ping YUAN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
post-traumatic stress disorder;
middle school student;
natural disaster;
cross-sectional study
- From:
Chinese Mental Health Journal
2010;24(1):17-20
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To investigate the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder(PTSD)symptoms in middle school students after Wenchuan earthquake.Methods:The PTSD Checklist-Civilian version( PCL-C),which included three symptom groups(A,B,and C),was used to assess the PTSD symptoms in 1960 middle school students in the disaster region through self-questionnaire.Results:(1)The general positive rate of PTSD symptoms was 78.3%,and that of B group was the highest(68.9%).(2)The rates of general PTSD and three symptom groups of PTSD were higher in girls,high grade students,minority groups,rural students,injured in earthquake and those who lost family property than in boys,low grade students,the Han nationality,urban students,not injured in earthquake and those who did not lost family property[such as,the general positive rate of PTSD symptoms:girls 82.2%,boys 73.9%,P<0.05].(3)The rates of severe PTSD symptoms in girls and rural students were higher than that in boys and urban students(27.9% vs.19.9%,26.7% vs.21.4%,Ps<0.05).Conclusions:PTSD symptoms are common among middle school students in earthquake region.Targeted measures should be taken to protect middle school students from PTSD in earthquake region.
