Recovery from post‐traumatic stress disorder in children following road traffic accidents

The role of talking and feeling understood

Bibliographic Data

ID12397362
AuthorsPaul Stallard (0000-0001-8046-0784, Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust, corresponding author), Richard Velleman (0000-0003-0012-9704, Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust), Sarah Baldwin (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust)
Year2001
Volume11
Issue1
Pages37-41
Publication date2001-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Community & Applied Social Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1052-9284 • E-ISSN: 1099-1298
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/casp.610
OpenAlexW2061060649
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited14

Forty children were assessed 6 weeks and 8 months after involvement in a road traffic accident (RTA). Ten of the 21 children suffering post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) at 6 weeks continued to fulfil diagnostic criteria at 8 months. There was no evidence of delayed onset of PTSD in children who had not developed this condition at 6 weeks. Talking about the accident and feeling understood were associated with recovery. Providing children with opportunities to talk about their accident may be helpful in preventing or reducing psychological distress. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd

Acute Stress Disorder · Distress · Feeling · Injury prevention · Medical emergency · Occupational safety and health · Poison control · Posttraumatic stress · Psychiatry · Road accident · Suicide prevention · Traumatic stress · Child Abuse and Trauma · Clinical Psychology · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Medicine · Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research · Psychology · Resilience and Mental Health · Social Psychology

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