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Post-traumatic stress reactions in children of war in Iraq | ||
| Mustansiriya Medical Journal | ||
| Article 1, Volume 7, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 37-40 | ||
| Author | ||
| Saeed S. Sami Al-Hashimi | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background The war in Iraq has had a tremendous impact on children. Objectives To investigate the frequency and severity of Posttraumatic Stress reactions in primary school Iraqi children who experienced school bombardments as war trauma. Methods: In the period from April to May 2005; 121 Children from four primary schools in Baghdad completed self –report Child Post Traumatic Stress Reaction Index (CPTSD-RI), Arabic version, Results The children reported severe to very severe PTSD reactions were 90 (74.4%) of the total number of participants. There was a highly significant correlation between severity and subscales of avoidance, arousal and experiencing (p>0.01). There were no significant correlations between younger and older age groups, and between boys and girls. The most frequently reported symptoms are identified as traumatic(67.77%), sleep disturabances (64.46%), easily startled (61.98%) and sense of foreshadowing (62.8%) Conclusions Highly frequent rates of PTSD reactions reported in Iraqi primary school children who had experienced war trauma. Severe and very severe reactions reported by children were also high. | ||
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