Predicting Posttraumatic Stress After Hospitalization for Pediatric Injury

Exposure and Peritraumatic Response as Predictors of Posttraumatic Stress in Children Following the 1995 Oklahoma City Bombing

“…They accounted for only small effects, however, suggesting that other factors were more important determinants. Preexisting emotional and behavioral problems 26,41,[44][45][46] and prior trauma 27,44 may influence the child's response at the time of exposure and later. Preexisting internalizing symptoms such as anxiety and depression, 25,26,41 which themselves may influence the child's peritraumatic response to a traumatic experience, are especially important.…”

Psychophysiological Assessment of Youthful Motor Vehicle Accident Survivors

“…The literature on assessment of possible PTSD in youthful MVA survivors is more limited but several moderate-sized cross-sectional studies (Aaron, Zaglul, & Emery, 1999;DeVries, Kassam-Adams, Canaan, et al, 1999;Ellis, Stores, & Mayou, 1998;KeppelBenson, Ollendick, & Benson, 2002) and prospective longitudinal studies (Daviss, Mooney, Racusin, et al, 2000;DiGallo, Barton, Parry-Jones, 1997;Ehlers, Mayou, & Bryant, 2003;Mirza, Bhadrinath, Goodyer, & Gilmour, 1998;Stallard, Velleman, & Baldwin, 1998) have appeared over the past few years.…”

Gene-environment interaction in posttraumatic stress disorder

“…Studies examining acute distress levels soon after the trauma typically find no association between parent and child PTSS [16,137], while longitudinal studies show increases in parent-child PTSS associations over time [79,103,124]. Initial symptoms in the child have been found to impact subsequent symptoms in the parent [79] and initial parent symptoms have been found to predict subsequent child symptoms [31,93,100].…”