2014
A School-Based Post-Katrina Therapeutic Intervention
Goldman EE, Bauer D, Newman DL, Kalka E, Lochman JE, Silverman WK, Jensen PS, Curry J, Stark K, Wells KC, Bannon WM, The Integrated Psychotheraphy Consortium. A School-Based Post-Katrina Therapeutic Intervention. Administration And Policy In Mental Health And Mental Health Services Research 2014, 42: 363-372. PMID: 25047869, DOI: 10.1007/s10488-014-0576-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSet of schoolsHigh school studentsSchool-based interventionsGroup studentsSchool studentsSchool yearIntervention studentsEmotional difficultiesDisorder symptomsMultiple informantsStudentsCommunity youthBehavioral problemsBehavioral distressRisk youthDistress levelsTraining modelMental healthFlexible adaptationSchoolsYouthCurrent studyEnhancement ProgramImplementation of evidenceCrisis situations
2010
Hurricane-Related Exposure Experiences and Stressors, Other Life Events, and Social Support: Concurrent and Prospective Impact on Children's Persistent Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms
La Greca AM, Silverman WK, Lai B, Jaccard J. Hurricane-Related Exposure Experiences and Stressors, Other Life Events, and Social Support: Concurrent and Prospective Impact on Children's Persistent Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms. Journal Of Consulting And Clinical Psychology 2010, 78: 794-805. PMID: 20939624, DOI: 10.1037/a0020775.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPersistent posttraumatic stressPersistent posttraumatic stress symptomsChild PTS symptomsPTS symptomsLife eventsSocial supportMonths posthurricaneChildren's social supportPosttraumatic stress symptomsDisaster-related stressorsShort-term aftermathHurricane-related stressorsExposure experiencePosttraumatic stressStress symptomsTime 1Time 2Hurricane exposureDisaster exposureProspective designStressorsSuch interventionsPosthurricaneSevere levelsProspective impact
2005
Multisample cross‐validation of a model of childhood posttraumatic stress disorder symptomatology
Anthony JL, Lonigan CJ, Vernberg EM, La Greca A, Silverman WK, Prinstein MJ. Multisample cross‐validation of a model of childhood posttraumatic stress disorder symptomatology. Journal Of Traumatic Stress 2005, 18: 667-676. PMID: 16382435, DOI: 10.1002/jts.20075.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress reactionsChildren's posttraumatic stress reactionsFactorial invariancePosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomatologyStress reactionsMultisample confirmatory factor analysisConfirmatory factor analysisDisorder symptomatologyTraumatic eventsFifth gradersSymptom clustersFactor analysisHurricane AndrewHurricane Hugo
1998
Children's Predisaster Functioning as a Predictor of Posttraumatic Stress Following Hurricane Andrew
La Greca A, Silverman W, Wasserstein S. Children's Predisaster Functioning as a Predictor of Posttraumatic Stress Following Hurricane Andrew. Journal Of Consulting And Clinical Psychology 1998, 66: 883-892. PMID: 9874901, DOI: 10.1037/0022-006x.66.6.883.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdjustment DisordersBlack or African AmericanChildChild BehaviorDemographyDisastersFemaleFloridaFollow-Up StudiesHispanic or LatinoHumansLife Change EventsMalePredictive Value of TestsProspective StudiesPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesRegression AnalysisStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticStress, PsychologicalWhite PeopleConceptsPosttraumatic stressPTS symptomsMonths postdisasterAcademic skillsHurricane-related experiencesAcademic functioningPrior functioningBehavior problemsAnxiety levelsStress reactionsHurricane AndrewPostdisasterAnxietyFunctioningChildren's exposureSkillsChildrenAfrican American ethnicityInattentionPredictorsGradersBehavioralSymptomsPeersResult of exposure
1996
Symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress in Children After Hurricane Andrew: A Prospective Study
La Greca A, Silverman W, Vernberg E, Prinstein M. Symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress in Children After Hurricane Andrew: A Prospective Study. Journal Of Consulting And Clinical Psychology 1996, 64: 712-723. PMID: 8803361, DOI: 10.1037/0022-006x.64.4.712.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderPosttraumatic stressTraumatic eventsMonths postdisasterChild posttraumatic stress disorderDisaster-related distressMajor life stressorsPTSD symptomsStress disorderGrade childrenLife stressorsSocial supportConceptual modelHurricane AndrewSchool yearPostdisasterChildrenSymptomsDistressProspective studyStressorsDemographic characteristicsSymptomatologyPotential utilityDisordersPrediction of Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms in Children After Hurricane Andrew
Vernberg E, La Greca A, Silverman W, Prinstein M. Prediction of Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms in Children After Hurricane Andrew. Journal Of Psychopathology And Clinical Science 1996, 105: 237-248. PMID: 8723005, DOI: 10.1037/0021-843x.105.2.237.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelf-reported PTSD symptomsPosttraumatic stress disorderPosttraumatic stress symptomsIntegrative conceptual modelChildren's copingPTSD symptomsConceptual modelTraumatic eventsStress disorderStress symptomsChild characteristicsIntervention effortsSocial supportHurricane AndrewCopingSymptomsOverall predictionChildren 3 monthsChildrenNatural disastersPrimary factorDisordersFindingsSupportVariance