Ashley E Burch, William D Irish, Jan H Wong
A population health assessment of screening mammography on breast cancer mortality in North Carolina
Breast cancer research and treatment
authors examined symptoms posttraumatic stress 3rd5th grade children school year hurricane andrew conceptual model effects traumatic events 442 children evaluated 3 7 10 months postdisaster respect exposure traumatic events disaster b preexisting demographic characteristics c occurrence major life stressors availability social support e type coping strategies used cope disasterrelated distress although symptoms posttraumatic stress disorder ptsd declined time substantial level symptomatology observed 10 months disease 5 factors conceptual model predictive childrens ptsd symptoms 7 10 months postdisaster findings discussed terms potential utility model organizing thinking factors predict emergence persistence ptsd symptoms children