PMID- 20013986
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20101006
LR  - 20220317
IS  - 1520-6394 (Electronic)
IS  - 1091-4269 (Linking)
VI  - 27
IP  - 7
DP  - 2010 Jul
TI  - Symptoms of traumatic stress in mothers of children victims of a motor vehicle 
      accident.
PG  - 652-7
LID - 10.1002/da.20650 [doi]
AB  - BACKGROUND: Motor vehicle accidents (MVAs) are the main cause of Posttraumatic 
      stress disorder (PTSD) in industrialized countries. This includes the frequently 
      occurring but understudied situation of parents learning that their children were 
      injured. However, unlike in other types of trauma survivors, little is known 
      about the predictors of PTSD symptoms in mothers whose child has suffered an MVA. 
      METHODS: A group of 72 mothers and 28 fathers were prospectively assessed for 
      peritraumatic distress, peritraumatic dissociation, and PTSD symptoms 1 and 5 
      weeks after their child had suffered an MVA. RESULTS: Levels of peritraumatic 
      distress and dissociation were comparable to other trauma victims, 18% of the 
      mothers were considered to be suffering from probable PTSD. In mothers, 
      significant positive correlations were found between PTSD symptoms and 
      peritraumatic distress (r=.34) and dissociation (r=.37), whereas mothers' PTSD 
      symptoms were associated with decreased peritraumatic dissociation in fathers 
      (r=-.37). Even after controlling for covictim/witness status, peritraumatic 
      distress was a predictor of mothers' PTSD symptoms, explaining 14% of the 
      variance. CONCLUSIONS: Peritraumatic response and PTSD symptoms should be 
      routinely assessed among parents whose child has experienced a traumatic event.
CI  - 2009 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
FAU - Allenou, Charlotte
AU  - Allenou C
AD  - Universite de Toulouse et CHU de Toulouse, Hopital Casselardit, France.
FAU - Olliac, Bertrand
AU  - Olliac B
FAU - Bourdet-Loubere, Sylvie
AU  - Bourdet-Loubere S
FAU - Brunet, Alain
AU  - Brunet A
FAU - David, Annie-Claude
AU  - David AC
FAU - Claudet, Isabelle
AU  - Claudet I
FAU - Lecoules, Nathalie
AU  - Lecoules N
FAU - Roullet, Pascal
AU  - Roullet P
FAU - Bui, Eric
AU  - Bui E
FAU - Birmes, Philippe
AU  - Birmes P
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PL  - United States
TA  - Depress Anxiety
JT  - Depression and anxiety
JID - 9708816
SB  - IM
MH  - Accidents, Traffic/*psychology
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Adult
MH  - Child
MH  - Female
MH  - France
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Mothers/*psychology
MH  - Parent-Child Relations
MH  - Severity of Illness Index
MH  - Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic/*psychology
MH  - Wounds and Injuries/classification
EDAT- 2009/12/17 06:00
MHDA- 2010/10/07 06:00
CRDT- 2009/12/17 06:00
PHST- 2009/12/17 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2009/12/17 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2010/10/07 06:00 [medline]
AID - 10.1002/da.20650 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Depress Anxiety. 2010 Jul;27(7):652-7. doi: 10.1002/da.20650.