Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Hong Kong Journal of Psychiatry, cilt.16, sa.2, ss.65-70, 2007 (Scopus)
Objective: This study investigated high school students' symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder one and six months after a terrorist attack in Istanbul, Turkey on November 2003, and the relationship between the severity of the post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms and the level of depression and anxiety. Patients and Methods: 113 students filled in questionnaires and were assessed by use of Child Post-traumatic Stress Reaction Index, Children's Depression Inventory, and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children. Results: We found high rates of post-traumatic stress reactions at the end of the first month (51.3%). The assessment of the students at the end of six months revealed that the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder tended to persist, although the total scores of Child Post-traumatic Stress Reaction Index were decreased. Post-traumatic stress disorder scores were significantly correlated with the scores of depression and anxiety at both assessments (p < 0.05). Conclusion: These results indicate that post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms can be seen after a stressful event that was perceived as life-threatening by at least some of the children, even though the children did not experience major losses, injury, or ongoing disruption in the community. © 2006 Hong Kong College of Psychiatrists.