2024
Post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms following exposure to acute psychological trauma in children aged 8–16 years in South Africa: protocol for the Sinethemba longitudinal study
Sharp T, Chideya Y, Giuliani A, Hunt X, Tomlinson M, Seedat S, Creswell C, Fearon P, Hamilton-Giachritsis C, Hiller R, Meiser-Stedman R, Du Toit S, Stewart J, Halligan S. Post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms following exposure to acute psychological trauma in children aged 8–16 years in South Africa: protocol for the Sinethemba longitudinal study. BMJ Open 2024, 14: e085129. PMID: 38991675, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-085129.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentCaregiversChildFemaleHumansLongitudinal StudiesMalePsychological TraumaResearch DesignSouth AfricaStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticConceptsMental health outcomesPost-traumatic stress disorderChildren aged 8Caregiver supportHealth outcomesAssociation of psychosocial factorsAdverse mental health outcomesAged 8Traumatic eventsChildren’s post-traumatic stress disorderDepartment of HealthMiddle-income countriesTrauma-related mental healthPsychological risk factorsHigh-income countriesStress disorder symptomsFollow-up assessmentPost-traumatic stress disorder symptomsCape TownMotor vehicle accidentsHealthcare clinicsPsychosocial factorsMental healthPsychological recoveryEthical approval
2017
A longitudinal investigation of the role of parental responses in predicting children's post‐traumatic distress
Hiller R, Meiser‐Stedman R, Lobo S, Creswell C, Fearon P, Ehlers A, Murray L, Halligan S. A longitudinal investigation of the role of parental responses in predicting children's post‐traumatic distress. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry 2017, 59: 781-789. PMID: 29197098, PMCID: PMC6849512, DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.12846.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-traumatic stress symptom severityPost-traumatic distressParental responsesPost-trauma outcomesStress symptom severityChild-report questionnairesOwn appraisalChild adjustmentAvoidant copingChildren's symptom levelsNegative appraisalsParent-child pairsLongitudinal examinationParental influenceLongitudinal investigationSupport styleSocial supportSymptom levelsChildren's experiencesPredictive effectObservational assessmentPotential mediatorsSymptom severityStyleAppraisal