Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms among Assault-Injured Youth: Parallel Process Models Addressing Comorbidity

Autor/inn/en	Morris, Kamryn S.; Lindstrom Johnson, Sarah; Fein, Joel A.; Cheng, Tina L.
Titel	Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms among Assault-Injured Youth: Parallel Process Models Addressing Comorbidity
Quelle	In: Youth & Society, 55 (2023) 1, S.3-28 (26 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Morris, Kamryn S.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0044-118X
DOI	10.1177/0044118X211032698
Schlagwörter	Violence; Posttraumatic Stress Disorder; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Prediction; Gender Differences; Correlation; Therapy; Urban Youth; Risk; Injuries; Hospitals; Medical Services; Stress Variables; Comorbidity; Social Cognition; Race; Ethnicity; Measures (Individuals); Check Lists; Mental Disorders; Maryland (Baltimore); Pennsylvania (Philadelphia) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Gewalt; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Vorhersage; Geschlechterkonflikt; Korrelation; Therapie; Urban area; Urban areas; Youth; Stadtregion; Stadt; Jugend; Risiko; Krankengymnast; Krankenhaus; Arzt; Soziale Kognition; Rasse; Abstammung; Ethnizität; Messdaten; Checkliste; Mental illness; Geisteskrankheit
Abstract	Community violence and its physical health consequences are well known among youth living in urban settings. However, less is known about the cumulative effect of contextual and demographic risk factors on posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) among vulnerable youth. Longitudinal data (baseline, 9-month, 21-month) were analyzed to investigate trajectories of PTSS, internalizing, and externalizing symptoms among 188 youth (M[subscript age] 12.87, 60.6% male) treated for an assault injury in an emergency department. Youth exhibited decreased mental health problems over time. Higher levels of internalizing symptoms related to decreased PTSS over time, while higher levels of PTSS predicted increased externalizing symptoms over time, thus underscoring the importance of understanding comorbidity. Gender and stressful life events were significantly associated with initial levels of symptoms and trajectories. These findings suggest the importance of understanding PTSS in the context of environments and personal factors to support appropriate treatment. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01