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Psychological Morbidity in Children 18 months after Kashmir Earthquake of 2005

Auteurs: Muhammad Ayub, Ishwari Poongan, Khadija Masood, Huma Gul, Mahwish Ali, Ammara Farrukh, Aisha Shaheen, Haroon Rasheed Chaudhry, Farooq Naeem

Gepubliceerd in: Child Psychiatry & Human Development | Uitgave 3/2012

Abstract

A severe earthquake occurred in Kashmir in 2005. The epicentre was close to Muzzafarabad. We collected data on over 1,100 children 18 months after the earthquake to look at symptoms of PTSD and behavioural and emotional problems using well established questionnaires. We found that 64.8% of children had significant symptoms of PTSD. Girls were more likely to suffer from these symptoms. The proportion of children suffering from emotional and behaviour difficulties was 34.6%. This percentage was not different from other studies of children from Pakistan within areas which were not affected by the earthquake. The rate of emotional symptoms was higher in girls while hyperactivity was more frequent in boys. This pattern is similar to other studies from across the world.

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Titel: Psychological Morbidity in Children 18 months after Kashmir Earthquake of 2005
Auteurs: Muhammad Ayub
Ishwari Poongan
Khadija Masood
Huma Gul
Mahwish Ali
Ammara Farrukh
Aisha Shaheen
Haroon Rasheed Chaudhry
Farooq Naeem
Publicatiedatum: 01-06-2012
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Child Psychiatry & Human Development / Uitgave 3/2012
Print ISSN: 0009-398X
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3327
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-011-0267-9

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