Stress reactions of children and adolescents in war and siege conditions.
OBJECTIVE
This was a study of posttraumatic stress symptoms in children and adolescents during siege conditions in Sarajevo.


METHODS
Seven hundred ninety-one students aged 7-15 years were surveyed to assess symptoms of posttraumatic stress and level of deprivation.


RESULTS
Girls reported more stress than boys. Loss of family members and deprivation of basic needs were associated with more symptoms.


CONCLUSIONS
Personal experiences of siege are related to increased stress.
Husain
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Department of Psychiatry and Neurology, University of Missouri-Columbia, 65212, USA.
Nair
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J
Holcomb
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Reid
J C
JC
Vargas
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Nair
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SS
D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D005195:Family Relations; D006117:Grief; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012737:Sex Factors; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D014857:Warfare; D015022:Yugoslavia / Q000453:epidemiology