TY - JOUR T1 - Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Earthquake-stricken Students Residing in Kerman Four Months after the Earthquake TT - اختلال پس از استرس ضربه‌ای در دانش‌آموزان زلزله‌زده بم مقیم شهر کرمان چهار ماه پس از زمین‌لرزه JF - ijpcp JO - ijpcp VL - 12 IS - 2 UR - http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-27-en.html Y1 - 2006 SP - 165 EP - 168 KW - Key words: earthquake KW - posttraumatic stress disorder KW - prevalence KW - Iran KW - Bam N2 - Short Scientific Article AbstractObjectives: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the fre-quency of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in Bam school children and its relationship to demographic characteristics and other factors related to the earthquake, after students’ migration to Kerman for living and education, four months after the earthquake.Method: Yule PTSD Questionnaire for Parents was completed at home by the parents of 243 students under 15 (175 males, 68 females). Watson PTSD Questionnaire was completed at school by 160 high school students over 15 (56 males, 104 females). Questionnaires re-lated to demographic factors, physical injuries, home destruction, and relative loss was also completed by both groups. Results: Among students younger than 15, 90.8% had one first degree relative loss due to the earthquake, 81% reported complete home dest- ruction, and 89.4% had suffered from physical injury. Among students older than 15, 94.4% had one first degree relative loss due to the earth- quake, 89.4% reported home destruction, and 80.6% had suffered from physical injury. The prevalence of PTSD in students younger than 15, was 52.2% and 59% in boys and girls respectively, which showed a statistically significant difference (p M3 ER -