Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Symptoms in Children of Police Officers Working in the Unrest Areas of the Southern Provinces of Thailand*
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Objectives: To study the prevalence and the associated factors of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms in the children of the police officers who working in the unrest areas of the Southern provinces of Thailand.
Methods: A descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted . Two hundred and fourteen children, aged 10 to 16 years, were recruited then they were requested to answer the questionnaires . The collected data were (1) personal information (2) details of the unrest
situation that they involved and (3) Child Revised Impact of Event Scale-Thai version (CRIES-13). Chi-square and multiple logistic regression analysis were used to analyze the influencing factors of PTSD symptoms. Results: The prevalence of PTSD symptoms among these children was 18.2%. The significant factors associated with PTSD symptoms were the family relationship problems,
the absence of their parents when they encountered the critical situations and the awareness that they or their families were in danger. The risk of developing PTSD symptoms increases with the number of the associated factors. Conclusion: PTSD is not uncommon in the children of the police officers who working in
the unrest areas of the southern provinces. Appropriate guideline should be developed to screen PTSD symptoms in this particular group of children and to offer proper intervention in the high risk group.
Objectives: To study the prevalence and the associated factors of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms in the children of the police officers who working in the unrest areas of the Southern provinces of Thailand.
Methods: A descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted . Two hundred and fourteen children, aged 10 to 16 years, were recruited then they were requested to answer the questionnaires . The collected data were (1) personal information (2) details of the unrest
situation that they involved and (3) Child Revised Impact of Event Scale-Thai version (CRIES-13). Chi-square and multiple logistic regression analysis were used to analyze the influencing factors of PTSD symptoms. Results: The prevalence of PTSD symptoms among these children was 18.2%. The significant factors associated with PTSD symptoms were the family relationship problems,
the absence of their parents when they encountered the critical situations and the awareness that they or their families were in danger. The risk of developing PTSD symptoms increases with the number of the associated factors. Conclusion: PTSD is not uncommon in the children of the police officers who working in
the unrest areas of the southern provinces. Appropriate guideline should be developed to screen PTSD symptoms in this particular group of children and to offer proper intervention in the high risk group.
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Phothisat, C. (2013). Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Symptoms in Children of Police Officers Working in the Unrest Areas of the Southern Provinces of Thailand*. Journal of the Psychiatric Association of Thailand, 57(3), 323–334. Retrieved from https://he01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/JPAT/article/view/5927
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