Journal
JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC PSYCHOLOGY
Volume 31, Issue 4, Pages 403-412Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsj016
Keywords
burns; Parents; PTSD
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- NIMH NIH HHS [R01 MH57370, R01 MH063247] Funding Source: Medline
- CMHS SAMHSA HHS [U79 SM54305] Funding Source: Medline
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Objective To develop a model of risk factors for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms in parents of children with burns. Methods Immediately following the burn and 3 months later, parents reported on their children's and their own psychological functioning and traumatic stress responses. Results Approximately 47% of the parents reported experiencing significant posttraumatic stress symptoms 3 months after the burn. Our model indicates three independent pathways to PTSD symptoms (i.e., parent-child conflict, parents' dissociation, and children's PTSD symptoms). Additionally, parents' anxiety predicted increased parent-child conflict, conflict with extended family and size of the burn predicted parents' dissociation, and size of the burn and children's dissociation predicted children's PTSD symptoms. Conclusions This study suggests that many parents of children with burns suffer from posttraumatic stress symptoms. Interventions that target factors such as family conflict, children's symptoms, and parents' acute anxiety and dissociation may diminish the risk for PTSD.
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