[Psychological effects of military low altitude flight practice on children].
In a 2-step epidemiological study child psychiatric disorders, psychophysiological reactions and psychosocial stressors of 376 children aged 4 to 16 were recorded in two regions of Westphalia (West-Germany) with different frequencies of military low-level flights. No essential impairment of the children's health was found. However, below a clinical level we noticed significantly higher anxiety syndromescores (and to some extent of depression syndromescores) and a tendency towards higher psychophysiological arousal in the high-noise area along with no differences in psychosocial stressors. Implications of these results and aspects of child-psychiatric assessment instruments' use are discussed.
Abteilung für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000401:Aircraft; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D001143:Arousal; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D005860:Germany, West; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009622:Noise / Q000009:adverse effects*; D009624:Noise, Transportation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010553:Personality Development; D012307:Risk Factors
Uber die psychischen Auswirkungen von militärischer Tiefflugtätigkeit auf Kinder.