TY - JOUR
T1 - Predictors of posttraumatic stress symptom trajectories in parents of children exposed to motor vehicle collisions
AU - Hiller, Rachel
AU - Halligan, Sarah
AU - Ariyanayagam, Rachel
AU - Dalgleish, Tim
AU - Smith, Patrick
AU - Yule, William
AU - Glucksman, Ed
AU - Watson, Peter
AU - Meiser-Stedman, Richard
PY - 2016/1
Y1 - 2016/1
N2 - Objective Following child trauma, parents are at risk of developing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), either owing to their direct involvement or from hearing of their child’s involvement. Despite the potential impact of a parent’s development of PTSD on both the parent and child, little is known about what may place a parent at increased risk. Method PTSD symptoms were assessed ≤4 weeks, 6 months, and 3 years post-trauma, along with a range of potential risk factors, in a sample of parents of 2–10-year-old children who were involved in a motor vehicle collision. Results and Conclusions Two symptom trajectories were identified: Those parents whose symptoms remained low across all time points and those whose symptoms remained elevated at 6 months post-trauma and declined by 3 years. Subjective threat, thought suppression, and maladaptive cognitions about damage to the child were identified as key predictors of poorer outcomes.
AB - Objective Following child trauma, parents are at risk of developing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), either owing to their direct involvement or from hearing of their child’s involvement. Despite the potential impact of a parent’s development of PTSD on both the parent and child, little is known about what may place a parent at increased risk. Method PTSD symptoms were assessed ≤4 weeks, 6 months, and 3 years post-trauma, along with a range of potential risk factors, in a sample of parents of 2–10-year-old children who were involved in a motor vehicle collision. Results and Conclusions Two symptom trajectories were identified: Those parents whose symptoms remained low across all time points and those whose symptoms remained elevated at 6 months post-trauma and declined by 3 years. Subjective threat, thought suppression, and maladaptive cognitions about damage to the child were identified as key predictors of poorer outcomes.
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jpepsy/jsv068
UR - http://jpepsy.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2015/08/11/jpepsy.jsv068.abstract?sid=eaf207fb-afde-4526-9a02-ef9e4356ab9a
U2 - 10.1093/jpepsy/jsv068
DO - 10.1093/jpepsy/jsv068
M3 - Article
VL - 41
SP - 108
EP - 116
JO - Journal of Pediatric Psychology
JF - Journal of Pediatric Psychology
SN - 0146-8693
IS - 1
ER -