OBJECTIVE: This study indexed the relationship between resting heart rates (HRs) after injury and subsequent posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in children. METHOD: Children aged between 7 and 12 years who were hospitalized after traumatic injury (n=76) had their resting HR assessed after injury and were assessed for PTSD 6 months after injury (n=62). RESULTS: Full/subsyndromal PTSD was diagnosed in 27% of children. Children with full/subsyndromal PTSD had higher HRs after trauma than those without PTSD. Children with an elevated HR were more likely to develop PTSD after controlling for age, sex and injury severity (adjusted odds ratio=5.89). CONCLUSIONS: These findings accord with the proposal that fear conditioning shortly after trauma contributes to PTSD in children.
OBJECTIVE: This study indexed the relationship between resting heart rates (HRs) after injury and subsequent posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in children. METHOD:Children aged between 7 and 12 years who were hospitalized after traumatic injury (n=76) had their resting HR assessed after injury and were assessed for PTSD 6 months after injury (n=62). RESULTS: Full/subsyndromal PTSD was diagnosed in 27% of children. Children with full/subsyndromal PTSD had higher HRs after trauma than those without PTSD. Children with an elevated HR were more likely to develop PTSD after controlling for age, sex and injury severity (adjusted odds ratio=5.89). CONCLUSIONS: These findings accord with the proposal that fear conditioning shortly after trauma contributes to PTSD in children.
Authors: Carla Kmett Danielson; Joseph R Cohen; Zachary W Adams; Eric A Youngstrom; Kathryn Soltis; Ananda B Amstadter; Kenneth J Ruggiero Journal: J Abnorm Child Psychol Date: 2017-01
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