Psychiatric disorders in children at one year after the tsunami disaster in Thailand.

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dc.contributor.authorPiyasil, Vinaddaen_US
dc.contributor.authorKetumarn, Panomen_US
dc.contributor.authorPrubrukarn, Ratanotaien_US
dc.contributor.authorPacharakaew, Siripapaen_US
dc.contributor.authorDumrongphol, Hattayaen_US
dc.contributor.authorRungsri, Sarineeen_US
dc.contributor.authorSitdhiraksa, Nantawaten_US
dc.contributor.authorPitthayaratsathien, Nattornen_US
dc.contributor.authorPrasertvit, Jirapornen_US
dc.contributor.authorSudto, Korapinen_US
dc.contributor.authorTheerawongseree, Siripornen_US
dc.contributor.authorAowjinda, Sumitraen_US
dc.contributor.authorThaeramanophab, Somchiten_US
dc.contributor.authorJotipanu, Vajirapornen_US
dc.contributor.authorChatchavalitsakul, Wilairatanaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-27T20:12:04Z
dc.date.available2009-05-27T20:12:04Z
dc.date.issued2008-10-04en_US
dc.descriptionChotmaihet Thangphaet.en_US
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND: The tsunami that struck Thailand on 26th December 2004 was the greatest natural disaster in the country's history. It left in its wake unprecedented damage and destruction. Children suffered the loss of parents or guardians, and survivors were left to cope with psychological trauma of the disaster OBJECTIVE: To assess the psychiatric disorders in tsunami victim children at one year after the event. MATERIAL AND METHOD: A cross sectional study was done. One thousand three hundred and sixty-four students from 2 schools were enrolled. Three tests were used according to the students' grades, pediatric symptoms checklist, Childhood Depressive Inventory and the Revised Child Impact of Events scale (CRIES). Psychiatric disorders were diagnosed by child and adolescent psychiatrists, using criteria from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition (DSM IV). Analysis data by using SPSS version 10.0 and Chi-square test. The results were presented as percentage and p-value. RESULTS: Psychiatric disorders were found in 142 students or 10.4 percents of all students at one year after the tsunami disaster. Not all the students who had psychiatric disorders developed them as the result of the tsunami disaster However, ninety students or 6.3 percent of all the students did have psychiatric disorders resulting from the tsunami disaster The most common psychiatric problem was post traumatic stress disorder Ten percent of grade 4-6 students and 11 percent of grade 7-9 students had psychiatric disorders. The prevalence was lower in kindergarten and grade 1-3 students of which the percentage was 2.3 and 3.8 respectively. CONCLUSION: The prevalence of psychiatric disorders at 1 year after the tsunami disaster was 10.4 percent of all the students or 33.1 percent of victims. The prevalence of psychiatric disorders in grade 4-6 and 7-9 students was higher than in kindergarten and grade 1-3 students. The most common psychiatric problem is post traumatic stress disorder.en_US
dc.description.affiliationQueen Sirikit National Institute of Child Health, Department of Medical Services, College of Medicine, Rangsit University, Bangkok, Thailand.en_US
dc.identifier.citationPiyasil V, Ketumarn P, Prubrukarn R, Pacharakaew S, Dumrongphol H, Rungsri S, Sitdhiraksa N, Pitthayaratsathien N, Prasertvit J, Sudto K, Theerawongseree S, Aowjinda S, Thaeramanophab S, Jotipanu V, Chatchavalitsakul W. Psychiatric disorders in children at one year after the tsunami disaster in Thailand. Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand. 2008 Oct; 91 Suppl 3(): S15-20en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/42558
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.mat.or.th/journal/all.phpen_US
dc.subject.meshAdaptation, Psychologicalen_US
dc.subject.meshAdolescenten_US
dc.subject.meshAnxiety Disorders --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshChilden_US
dc.subject.meshCross-Sectional Studiesen_US
dc.subject.meshDepressive Disorder, Major --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshDisastersen_US
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshMaleen_US
dc.subject.meshPrevalenceen_US
dc.subject.meshPsychometricsen_US
dc.subject.meshRisk Factorsen_US
dc.subject.meshStress Disorders, Post-Traumatic --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshStress, Psychological --complicationsen_US
dc.subject.meshThailand --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshTidal Wavesen_US
dc.subject.meshTime Factorsen_US
dc.titlePsychiatric disorders in children at one year after the tsunami disaster in Thailand.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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