Victimization and PTSD in a Faroese youth total-population sample

Petersen, Trine Brun; Elklit, Ask; Olesen, Jes

doi:10.1111/j.1467-9450.2009.00728.x

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“…Findings suggest that living in a single-parent household is strongly correlated with development of PTSD (11,12,14,15). This may be attributable to a lack of stable role-models, parental supervision, or to conflicts between separated parents (21).…”

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“…Based on data from the comparison studies in Iceland, Lithuania, Denmark and The Faroe Islands, it was suggested that girls may be more exposed to in-family related events and self-inflicted events, whereas boys more often appear to be victimised in activities outside of the family (15). However, later comparison studies from India and Kenya did not show this trend.…”

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Victimisation and PTSD in a Greenlandic youth sample

Karsberg

Lasgaard²,

Elklit³

2012

International Journal of Circumpolar Health

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BackgroundDespite a growing number of studies and reports indicating a very high and increasing prevalence of trauma exposure in Greenlandic adolescents, the knowledge on this subject is still very limited. The purpose of the present study was twofold: To estimate the lifetime prevalence of potentially traumatic events (PTEs) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and to examine the relationship between PTEs, estimated PTSD, and sociodemographic variables.MethodsIn a Greenlandic sample from 4 different schools in 2 different minor towns in Northern Greenland, 269 students, aged 12–18 (M=15.4; SD=1.84) were assessed for their level of exposure to 20 PTEs along with the psychological impact of these events.ResultsOf the Greenlandic students, 86% had been directly exposed to at least 1 PTE and 74.3% had been indirectly exposed to at least 1 PTE. The mean number of directly experienced PTEs was 2.8 and the mean number of indirectly experienced PTEs was 3.9. The most frequent direct events recorded were death of someone close, near drowning, threat of assault/beating, humiliation or persecution by others and attempted suicide. The estimated lifetime prevalence of PTSD was 17.1%, whereas another 14.2% reached a subclinical level of PTSD (missing the full diagnosis by 1 symptom). Education level of the father, and being exposed to multiple direct and indirect PTEs were significantly associated with an increase in PTSD symptoms.ConclusionThe findings indicate substantial mental health problems in Greenlandic adolescents and that these are associated with various types of PTEs. Furthermore, the findings indicate that Greenlandic adolescents are more exposed to certain specific PTEs than adolescents in similar studies from other nations. The present study revealed that Greenlandic girls are particularly vulnerable towards experiencing PTEs. Indeed, in general, girls reported more experiences of direct and indirect PTEs. Furthermore, girls reported being more commonly exposed to specific types of PTEs compared to boys.

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Victimisation and PTSD in a Greenlandic youth sample

Karsberg

Lasgaard²,

Elklit³

2012

International Journal of Circumpolar Health

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“…Studies examining trauma rates and subsequent negative outcomes among nationally representative populations are common, but until recently, few have focused on adolescent populations [1][2][3]. Evidence shows that by the time an individual reaches adolescence, they are at risk of experiencing at least one traumatic event [4,5], and when compared to adulthood, trauma exposure is at its peak during this time.…”

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“…This study utilises the full NCS-A student sample (N = 10,123), applying LCA to identify clusters of adolescents sharing similar trauma patterns. Secondly, a larger sample size is submitted to LCA than in previous studies utilising the same analysis tool [1,6], with participants encompassing a wider adolescent age range [1,3]. Thirdly, this study not only looks at individual mental health diagnoses but also examines comorbidity across disorders by looking at the three DSM-IV categories under which they fall (i.e.…”

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A latent class analysis of trauma based on a nationally representative sample of US adolescents

McChesney

Adamson

Shevlin

2015

Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol

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“…In three Nordic societies, the prevalence of direct or indirect exposure to traumatic events among 14-and 15-year-old children has been reported to range from 70% to 90% (20)(21)(22)(23); such exposure includes events such as the death of a family member and a serious accident. Despite this high prevalence rate, the majority of the re-victimization literature appears to focus on the relationship between child maltreatment and sexual re-victimization.…”

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The relationship between child maltreatment and exposure to traumatic events during later adolescence and young adulthood

Schouwenaars¹,

Murphy²,

Elklit³

2016

Scandinavian Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology

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Objective: The present study investigated the relationship between different types of childhood maltreatment (emotional abuse, sexual abuse, multiple abuse types, and no abuse) and the occurrence of later traumatic events during later adolescence and young adulthood. Method: Data were collected from a Danish national study conducted by The Danish National Centre for Social Research in 2008 and 2009. A sample of 4718 young adults who were 24 years old was randomly selected using the total birth cohort of children born in 1984. A structured interview was conducted during which participants were asked about a range of traumatic and abusive experiences. Results: A response rate of 63% was achieved for a total sample size of 2980. Chi-squared analyses revealed significant relationships between all child maltreatment groups and direct exposure to 10 of the 13 traumatic events; there were also significant relationships between all child maltreatment groups and indirect exposure to 12 of the 13 traumatic events. Conclusion:The results showed that childhood maltreatment was associated with increased risk of exposure to traumatic events, both directly and indirectly, during adolescence and young adulthood. The findings of this study suggest there is an increased risk of being exposed to both direct and indirect traumas during later adolescence and young adulthood after any form of child maltreatment.

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Victimization and PTSD in a Faroese youth total-population sample

Cited by 25 publications

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Victimisation and PTSD in a Greenlandic youth sample

Victimisation and PTSD in a Greenlandic youth sample

A latent class analysis of trauma based on a nationally representative sample of US adolescents

The relationship between child maltreatment and exposure to traumatic events during later adolescence and young adulthood

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