A Three-Year Follow-up of Cambodian Young People Traumatized as Children

J. DAVID KINZIE; WILLIAM SACK; RICHARD ANGELL; GREG CLARKE; RATH BEN

doi:10.1097/00004583-198907000-00006

A Three-Year Follow-up of Cambodian Young People Traumatized as Children

J. DAVID KINZIE, WILLIAM SACK, RICHARD ANGELL, GREG CLARKE, RATH BEN

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

208 Scopus citations

Abstract

Twenty-seven Cambodian young people, who were severely traumatized at ages 8 to 12, were followed up 3 years after an original study. A structured interview and self-rating scales showed that post-traumatic stress disorders (PTSD) were still highly prevalent (48%). Depression existed in 41%. Those with PTSD differed significantly from those without PTSD on the Global Adjustment Scale, the Social Adjustment Scale, the Beck Depression Inventory, and the Impact of Event Scale. Eight subjects had PTSD at both interviews, while 11 had none at either time. Eight showed a variable course. Avoidance behavior was highly prevalent, even among those without PTSD diagnosis. Although functioning relatively well, these youths continued to show symptoms related to their trauma of 8 to 12 years before.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	501-504
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Volume	28
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/00004583-198907000-00006
State	Published - 1989
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

PTSD
follow-up study
traumatized Cambodian children

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Developmental and Educational Psychology
Psychiatry and Mental health

Access to Document

10.1097/00004583-198907000-00006

Cite this

@article{bce599aaab9e4b069bf4e0c8d4e3202c,

title = "A Three-Year Follow-up of Cambodian Young People Traumatized as Children",

abstract = "Twenty-seven Cambodian young people, who were severely traumatized at ages 8 to 12, were followed up 3 years after an original study. A structured interview and self-rating scales showed that post-traumatic stress disorders (PTSD) were still highly prevalent (48%). Depression existed in 41%. Those with PTSD differed significantly from those without PTSD on the Global Adjustment Scale, the Social Adjustment Scale, the Beck Depression Inventory, and the Impact of Event Scale. Eight subjects had PTSD at both interviews, while 11 had none at either time. Eight showed a variable course. Avoidance behavior was highly prevalent, even among those without PTSD diagnosis. Although functioning relatively well, these youths continued to show symptoms related to their trauma of 8 to 12 years before.",

keywords = "PTSD, follow-up study, traumatized Cambodian children",

author = "KINZIE, {J. DAVID} and WILLIAM SACK and RICHARD ANGELL and GREG CLARKE and RATH BEN",

year = "1989",

doi = "10.1097/00004583-198907000-00006",

language = "English (US)",

volume = "28",

pages = "501--504",

journal = "Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry",

issn = "0890-8567",

publisher = "Elsevier Limited",

number = "4",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - A Three-Year Follow-up of Cambodian Young People Traumatized as Children

AU - KINZIE, J. DAVID

AU - SACK, WILLIAM

AU - ANGELL, RICHARD

AU - CLARKE, GREG

AU - BEN, RATH

PY - 1989

Y1 - 1989

N2 - Twenty-seven Cambodian young people, who were severely traumatized at ages 8 to 12, were followed up 3 years after an original study. A structured interview and self-rating scales showed that post-traumatic stress disorders (PTSD) were still highly prevalent (48%). Depression existed in 41%. Those with PTSD differed significantly from those without PTSD on the Global Adjustment Scale, the Social Adjustment Scale, the Beck Depression Inventory, and the Impact of Event Scale. Eight subjects had PTSD at both interviews, while 11 had none at either time. Eight showed a variable course. Avoidance behavior was highly prevalent, even among those without PTSD diagnosis. Although functioning relatively well, these youths continued to show symptoms related to their trauma of 8 to 12 years before.

AB - Twenty-seven Cambodian young people, who were severely traumatized at ages 8 to 12, were followed up 3 years after an original study. A structured interview and self-rating scales showed that post-traumatic stress disorders (PTSD) were still highly prevalent (48%). Depression existed in 41%. Those with PTSD differed significantly from those without PTSD on the Global Adjustment Scale, the Social Adjustment Scale, the Beck Depression Inventory, and the Impact of Event Scale. Eight subjects had PTSD at both interviews, while 11 had none at either time. Eight showed a variable course. Avoidance behavior was highly prevalent, even among those without PTSD diagnosis. Although functioning relatively well, these youths continued to show symptoms related to their trauma of 8 to 12 years before.

KW - PTSD

KW - follow-up study

KW - traumatized Cambodian children

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0024410776&partnerID=8YFLogxK

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=0024410776&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1097/00004583-198907000-00006

DO - 10.1097/00004583-198907000-00006

M3 - Article

C2 - 2768143

AN - SCOPUS:0024410776

SN - 0890-8567

VL - 28

SP - 501

EP - 504

JO - Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

JF - Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

IS - 4

ER -

A Three-Year Follow-up of Cambodian Young People Traumatized as Children

Abstract

Keywords

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this