2013
Children’s Postdisaster Trajectories of PTS Symptoms: Predicting Chronic Distress
La Greca AM, Lai BS, Llabre MM, Silverman WK, Vernberg EM, Prinstein MJ. Children’s Postdisaster Trajectories of PTS Symptoms: Predicting Chronic Distress. Child & Youth Care Forum 2013, 42: 351-369. PMID: 24683300, PMCID: PMC3964678, DOI: 10.1007/s10566-013-9206-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPosttraumatic stressPsychological distressHigh anxietyLife eventsChronic distressSocial supportEmotion regulation strategiesPoor emotion regulationPoor emotion regulation strategiesChild psychological distressMajor life eventsGrowth mixture modelingEmotion regulationPostdisaster distressRegulation strategiesPTS symptomsDataset of childrenPTS reactionsGeneral anxietyHurricane exposureContextual variablesGreater useDistressAnxietyDistinct trajectories
2009
Treatment and Prevention of Posttraumatic Stress Reactions in Children and Adolescents Exposed to Disasters and Terrorism: What Is the Evidence?
La Greca A, Silverman W. Treatment and Prevention of Posttraumatic Stress Reactions in Children and Adolescents Exposed to Disasters and Terrorism: What Is the Evidence? Child Development Perspectives 2009, 3: 4-10. DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-8606.2008.00069.x.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsPosttraumatic stress disorderPosttraumatic stressPersistent posttraumatic stress disorderPsychological first aidCognitive-behavioral interventionsPosttraumatic stress reactionsLong-term recovery phaseStress disorderPTS reactionsPsychoeducational materialsPsychological problemsStress reactionsYouthMulticomponent interventionAdolescentsDevastating natural disastersFirst aidInterventionChildrenPostdisaster recoveryImmediate aftermathActs of terrorismHigh levelsTerrorist attacksShort-term recovery