The network structure of posttraumatic stress symptoms in war-affected children and adolescents.

ABSTRACT:

Background

It is unclear whether findings from previous network analyses of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms among children and adolescents are generalizable to youth living in war-torn settings and whether there are differences in the structure and connectivity of symptoms between children and adolescents. This study examined the network structure of PTSD symptoms in a sample of war-affected youth and compared the symptom networks of children and adolescents.

Methods

The overall sample comprised 2007 youth (6-18 years old) living in Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Iraq, Palestine, Tanzania, and Uganda amid or close to war and armed conflict. Youth reported their PTSD symptoms using a self-report questionnaire in Palestine and structured clinical intervie

SUBMITTER: Scharpf F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10241473 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature