Children Following the Ghislenghien Gas Explosion: PTSD Predictors and Risk Factors

E.L.J.L. De Soir; E. Zech; E. Alisic; A. Versporten; H. van Oyen; Rolf Kleber; Onno van der Hart; J. Mylle

doi:10.1007/s40653-014-0002-3

Children Following the Ghislenghien Gas Explosion: PTSD Predictors and Risk Factors

E.L.J.L. De Soir, E. Zech, E. Alisic, A. Versporten, H. van Oyen, Rolf Kleber, Onno van der Hart, J. Mylle

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This paper describes the risk factors for the development of posttraumatic stress reactions in children after a technological disaster in Ghislenghien, Belgium in 2004. Children were assessed at five months (T1, N = 128) and at fourteen months (T2; N = 69). At T1 and T2 respectively, 7 % and 4 % of the responding children showed severe posttraumatic stress reactions. Of those who showed posttraumatic stress reactions at T1, 60 % recovered from these symptoms at T2. One child developed severe posttraumatic stress reactions between T1 and T2. Risk factors related to posttraumatic stress reactions were: (a) type of exposure to the disaster; (b) peritraumatic dissociation during or immediately after the disaster; and (c) dissatisfaction with the received psychological help.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	51-62
Number of pages	11
Journal	Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma
Volume	7
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s40653-014-0002-3
Publication status	Published - 31 Jan 2014

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