Posttraumatic Stress and Functional Impairment in Kenyan Children Following the 1998 American Embassy Bombing

This study examined a convenience sample of 562 Nairobi school children exposed to the 1998 bombing of the American Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya. Posttraumatic stress reactions to the bombing were related to posttraumatic stress reactions to other trauma and to peritraumatic reaction. Self-reported fun...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American journal of orthopsychiatry 2003-04, Vol.73 (2), p.133-140
Hauptverfasser:	Pfefferbaum, Betty, Doughty, Debby E, Gurwitch, Robin H, North, Carol S, Fullerton, Carol S, Kyula, Jane
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Anxiety disorders Biological and medical sciences Bombings Child Child clinical studies Child health Child welfare Children Children & youth Data Collection Elementary School Students Emotional Trauma Explosions Female Functional impairment Human Humans Kenya Kenya - epidemiology Male Medical sciences Mental health Mental stress Nairobi Post traumatic stress disorder Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Psychiatry Psychology Psychology, Child Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychopathology. Psychiatry Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - epidemiology Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - psychology Stress Reactions Terrorism Time Factors Trauma Tropical medicine Violence Witnesses
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Zusammenfassung:	This study examined a convenience sample of 562 Nairobi school children exposed to the 1998 bombing of the American Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya. Posttraumatic stress reactions to the bombing were related to posttraumatic stress reactions to other trauma and to peritraumatic reaction. Self-reported functional impairment was minimal.
ISSN:	0002-9432 1939-0025
DOI:	10.1037/0002-9432.73.2.133