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- Title
Children of Katrina: Lessons Learned About Postdisaster Symptoms and Recovery Patterns.
- Authors
Kronenberg, Mindy E.; Hansel, Tonya Cross; Brennan, Adrianne M.; Osofsky, Howard J.; Osofsky, Joy D.; Lawrason, Beverly
- Abstract
Trauma symptoms, recovery patterns, and life stressors of children between the ages of 9 and 18 ( n = 387) following Hurricane Katrina were assessed using an adapted version of the National Child Traumatic Stress Network Hurricane Assessment and Referral Tool for Children and Adolescents (National Child Traumatic Stress Network, 2005). Based on assessments 2 and 3 years after the hurricane, most children showed a decrease in posttraumatic stress and depression symptoms over time. Students were also classified into outcome trajectories of stress resistant, normal response and recovery, delayed breakdown, and breakdown without recovery (A. S. Masten & J. Obradovic, 2008). Age, gender, and life stressors were related to these recovery patterns. Overall, the findings highlight the importance of building and maintaining supportive relationships following disasters.
- Subjects
CHILD disaster victims; STRESS in children; EMOTIONAL trauma in children; POST-traumatic stress disorder in children; POST-traumatic stress; HURRICANE Katrina, 2005; DEPRESSION in children
- Publication
Child Development, 2010, Vol 81, Issue 4, p1241
- ISSN
0009-3920
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1467-8624.2010.01465.x