Prevalence and predictors of PTSD and depression among adolescent victims of the Spring 2011 tornado outbreak.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Relatively few studies have examined prevalence and predictors of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or major depressive episode (MDE) in disaster-affected adolescents. Fewer still have administered diagnostic measures or studied samples exposed to tornadoes, a common type of disaster. Further, methodologic problems limit the generalizability of previous findings. This study addressed prevalence estimates and risk factors for PTSD and MDE among adolescents exposed to the Spring 2011 tornado outbreak in Alabama and Joplin, Missouri.

Methods

A large (N = 2000), population-based sample of adolescents and caregivers, recruited randomly from tornado-affected communities, participated in structured telephone interviews. PTSD and MDE prevalence were estimated for the o

SUBMITTER: Adams ZW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4133357 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature