Mental Health of Adolescents Suffered from Traumatic Asphyxia
- VernacularTitle:集体外伤后儿童心理健康随访研究
- Author:
Yingmin ZHAO
;
Peiwen CHEN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- From:
Chinese Mental Health Journal
2001;15(3):196-198
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective: To explore the effect of traumatic asphyxia on mental health of adolescents. Method: Forty-four adolescents were assessed with Styles Questionnaire (SCL-90), Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (EPQ) after one week, 6 weeks, 10 weeks, 16 weeks and 34 weeks of asphyxia. Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) was diagnosed according to CCMD-2-R. Results: All 44 adolescents suffered from traumatic asphyxia had some psychiatric symptoms. Nineteen of them fulfilled the symptomatic criterta of DTSD in the first week,10 of them were diagnosed as PTSD at the 6th week,8 of the them returned to normal after 34 weeks. Conclusion: Mental health of adolescents suffered from traumatic asphyxia need our attention.
