TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1993//
TI  - Industrial disaster and mental health of children and their parents
JO  - Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
A1  - Lambert, Jean
A1  - Valla, J. P.
A1  - Breton, J. J.
SP  - 438
EP  - 445
VL  - 32
IS  - 2
N2  - OBJECTIVE: We report the findings of research conducted a year after an industrial disaster (PCB fire), which occurred on Montreal's South Shore in 1988. A total of 1,663 families were evacuated for a period of 18 days. The study evaluated 174 children between the ages of three and eleven years: 87 in the exposed group and 87 in the control sample. METHOD: Structured questionnaires were administered to the children and their mothers and fathers during home visits. RESULTS: Based on the responses of the children and the mothers, children aged 6 to 11 years displayed more overall internalized and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms than did those in the control group. CONCLUSIONS: The study demonstrates that the mental health of fathers as well as mothers correlates with children's symptoms and that parents are able to accurately observe their child's reaction to a disaster.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0890-8567
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -