The Relationship Between Demographic and Medical Characteristics and the Development of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Children Following Emergency Department Attendance: A Prospective Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study adopted a prospective longitudinal design to assess the utility of demographic and medical characteristics routinely available to emergency medicine clinicians to predict the development of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in children exposed to death or serious injury 2 months following emergency department (ED) attendance.

Methods

A sample of children (8-17 years; N = 231) were recruited from 4 EDs in the East of England between 2010 and 2013. Within 2 weeks of attendance, research nurses screened records for appropriate cases and recorded information on relevant variables from ED attendance notes. At 2 months, a research assistant carried out a structured clinical interview to assess their Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fi

SUBMITTER: McKinnon A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12274928 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature