Acute child and mother psychophysiological responses and subsequent PTSD symptoms following a child's traumatic event.
Title
Acute child and mother psychophysiological responses and subsequent PTSD symptoms following a child's traumatic event.
Creator
Ostrowski Sarah A; Christopher Norman C; van Dulmen Manfred HM; Delahanty Douglas L
Publisher
Journal of Traumatic Stress
Date
2007
2007-10
Description
This study examined the relationship between acute cortisol responses to trauma and subsequent PTSD symptoms (PTSS) in children and their biological mothers. Urinary cortisol levels were assessed in 54 children aged 8–18 upon admission to a level-1 trauma center. Six weeks posttrauma, 15-hour urine samples were collected from children and their mothers. Depression and PTSS were assessed at 6 weeks (N = 44) and 7 months (N = 38) posttrauma. Higher child in-hospital cortisol significantly predicted 6-week child PTSS. This was true only for boys at 7 months. In mothers, lower 6-week cortisol levels significantly predicted 7-month PTSS. Results extend findings of differing directions of acute hormonal predictors of PTSS in adults versus children to a sample of genetically related individuals. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Subject
MENTAL depression; POST-traumatic stress disorder; RESEARCH; STATISTICAL sampling; HYDROCORTISONE; CHILDREN; MOTHERS; TRAUMA centers; URINE
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Rights
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Citation
Ostrowski Sarah A; Christopher Norman C; van Dulmen Manfred HM; Delahanty Douglas L, “Acute child and mother psychophysiological responses and subsequent PTSD symptoms following a child's traumatic event.,” NEOMED Bibliography Database, accessed September 28, 2023, https://neomed.omeka.net/items/show/5753.