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  • Elevated heart rate as a predictor of PTSD six months following accidental pediatric injury

    Author(s)
    De Young, Mexandra C
    Kenardy, Justin A
    Spence, Susan H
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Spence, Susan H H.
    Year published
    2007
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    Abstract
    The present study investigated the relationship between elevated heart rate (HR) and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) 6 months following accidental pediatric injury. The HR was taken in 101 children, aged 7 to 16 years, upon arrival at the hospital and again 24 hours following admission. Posttraumatic stress disorder was assessed 6 months later using the Anxiety Disorders Interview Schedule for DSM-IV (W. K. Silverman & A. M. Albano, 1996). Children who had an elevated HR (defined as greater than/equal to one standard deviation above the age and sex mean) at admission or 24 hours later were more likely to experience ...
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    The present study investigated the relationship between elevated heart rate (HR) and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) 6 months following accidental pediatric injury. The HR was taken in 101 children, aged 7 to 16 years, upon arrival at the hospital and again 24 hours following admission. Posttraumatic stress disorder was assessed 6 months later using the Anxiety Disorders Interview Schedule for DSM-IV (W. K. Silverman & A. M. Albano, 1996). Children who had an elevated HR (defined as greater than/equal to one standard deviation above the age and sex mean) at admission or 24 hours later were more likely to experience traumatic stress symptoms at 6 months. These findings suggest elevated HR could be used to aid in the early identification of children at risk of developing PTSD following a traumatic accident.
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    Journal Title
    Journal of Traumatic Stress
    Volume
    20
    Issue
    5
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1002/jts.20235
    Subject
    Health, Clinical and Counselling Psychology
    Psychology
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/38967
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