School‐Based Psychological Screening in the Aftermath of a Disaster: Are Parents Satisfied and Do Their Children Access Treatment?. Issue 1 (February 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Poulsen, Kellee M.; McDermott, Brett M.; Wallis, Jeffrey; Cobham, Vanessa E.
• Is Part Of: Journal of traumatic stress. Volume 28:Issue 1(2015)
• Page Start: 69
• Page End: 72
• Publication Date: 2015-02
• Subjects: Post-traumatic stress disorder -- Periodicals; 616.8521
• DOI: 10.1002/jts.21987
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0894-9867

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <p>This study investigated parents' satisfaction with postdisaster school‐based screening and whether satisfaction was related to follow‐through with screening recommendations. From among 1, 268 there were 224 children, ages 7–18 years (<italic>M</italic> = 10.97, <italic>SD</italic> = 2.44 years) screened for emotional distress 4 months after a flood and 130 parents who completed the screening evaluation. Of the 44 children who showed severe emotional distress, less than 50% of their parents reported concerns and only 29.5% had sought assistance. Following screening, 86.7% of these children completed treatment. Overall satisfaction ratings by parents were high, with 99.2% very or mostly satisfied.</p> </abstract>