Xu Wei, Yuan Guangzhe, Liu Zhen, Zhou Yuyang, An Yuanyuan
School of Psychology, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, PR China.
Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, PR China.
Arch Psychiatr Nurs. 2018 Oct;32(5):777-781. doi: 10.1016/j.apnu.2018.04.010. Epub 2018 Apr 21.
The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence rate of probable posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression in the adolescents who experienced the 2016 Yancheng tornado 3 months ago, as well as to analyze the related risk factors. A total of 247 tornado adolescent survivors were recruited to complete child PTSD symptom scale and Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale for Children. Results showed that 57.5% and 58.7% of the participants reported suspected symptoms of PTSD and depression respectively. PTSD is highly comorbid with depression. Risk factors of these two disorders were age and tornado exposure. Finally, the implications of intervention and prevention of mental health problems among adolescents who experienced tornado were discussed.
本研究旨在调查3个月前经历2016年盐城龙卷风的青少年中可能患创伤后应激障碍（PTSD）和抑郁症的患病率，并分析相关危险因素。共招募了247名龙卷风青少年幸存者，完成儿童PTSD症状量表和儿童流行病学研究中心抑郁量表。结果显示，分别有57.5%和58.7%的参与者报告有PTSD和抑郁症的疑似症状。PTSD与抑郁症高度共病。这两种疾病的危险因素是年龄和龙卷风暴露。最后，讨论了对经历龙卷风的青少年心理健康问题进行干预和预防的意义。
