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KMID : 1143820130090010019
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Anxiety and Mood
2013 Volume.9 No. 1 p.19 ~ p.24
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The Relationship between Anxiety and Depression Symptoms of Children with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Their Parents
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Park Su-Bin
Kim So-Yoon
Kwon O-Hyang
Bae Jeong-Hoon
Yoo Hee-Jeong
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Abstract
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Objectives: The objective of this study is to examine the association between the children’s psychopathology and age, intellectual quotient, and parental psychopathology in children with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Methods: The emotional and behavioral problems of 35 children with PTSD (23 boys, 12 girls, mean age,10.26±2.47 years) were investigated by retrospective chart review. Their parents’ anxiety and depression symptoms were also investigated. We examined the correlations between children’s psychopathology and their parents’ anxiety and depression symptoms, as well as their age and IQ.
Results: There were positive correlations between maternal trait anxiety and depression, and children’s emotional problems. State and trait anxiety of children with PTSD were positively correlated with age, and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder symptoms were negatively correlated with age.
Conclusion: Our results suggest that psychiatric manifestation of children who experienced trauma could differ according to the development stage, and the treatment of children with PTSD should involve parental education about the effect of maternal emotional states on children.
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KEYWORD
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PTSD, Depression, Anxiety, Parent
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