Center for Health Policy and Inequalities Research, Duke University, Durham, NC 27705, USA.
J Trauma Stress. 2011 Apr;24(2):174-82. doi: 10.1002/jts.20625. Epub 2011 Mar 25.
This study examines rates of potentially traumatic events and associated anxiety and emotional/behavioral difficulties among 1,258 orphaned and abandoned children in 5 low- and middle-income countries. The study quantifies the types of events the children experienced and demonstrates that anxiety and emotional/behavioral difficulties increase with additional exposure. As policies for orphaned and abandoned children are being implemented, this study helps policy makers and care providers recognize that (a) children and caregivers are willing to report experiences of potentially traumatic events, (b) those who report such events are at higher risk for experiencing additional events, (c) resulting symptomatology indicates a need for appropriate mental health services, and (d) boys are as vulnerable as girls, indicating an equal need for protection.
本研究调查了 5 个中低收入国家的 1258 名孤儿和被遗弃儿童经历的潜在创伤性事件的发生率，以及与焦虑和情绪/行为困难相关的发生率。该研究量化了儿童经历的事件类型，并表明焦虑和情绪/行为困难会随着接触的增加而增加。随着针对孤儿和被遗弃儿童的政策的实施，本研究有助于决策者和护理人员认识到：（a）儿童和照顾者愿意报告潜在创伤性事件的经历；（b）报告此类事件的人面临更高的经历其他事件的风险；（c）由此产生的症状表明需要适当的心理健康服务；（d）男孩和女孩一样脆弱，这表明他们同样需要保护。
