SynthesisThe Psychiatric quarterly2020
Evaluating the Prevalence of PTSD among Children and Adolescents after Earthquakes and Floods: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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- Systematic review and meta-analysis of interventions for mental health in extreme weather events.BMJ global health · 2026Pooled it
- Prevention of mental disorders after exposure to natural hazards: a meta-analysis.BMJ mental health · 2025Pooled it
- Impact of Hurricanes and Floodings on Mental Health Outcomes Within the United States: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Disaster medicine and public health preparedness · 2025Pooled it
- Psychological impact of the 2023 Kahramanmaraş earthquakes: a systematic review and meta-analysis of PTSD, depression, and anxiety among Turkish adults.Frontiers in public health · 2025Pooled it
- Prevalence of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder After Flood: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Pooled it
- Post-traumatic stress disorder: pathogenesis, epidemiological characteristics, animal models, and potential therapeutic strategies.Military Medical Research · 2026Review
- Prevalence and psychosocial factors of PTSD among disaster-affected populations in India: a systematic review and meta-analysis.International journal of emergency medicine · 2026Review
- Psychometric Properties of the Turkish Version of the Child and Adolescent Trauma Screen-2 (CATS-2) and Its Associations With Posttraumatic Stress, Depression, and Anxiety Symptoms.Clinical child psychology and psychiatry · 2026Article
- Probable Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Associated Factors Among Children Exposed to the 2023 Al Haouz Earthquake in Morocco.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Psychometric Evaluation of the Turkish Adapted Posttraumatic Safety-Seeking Behaviours Scale (CSBS) and Network Analysis of PTSD Symptoms in Earthquake-Exposed Children and Adolescents.Clinical child psychology and psychiatry · 2026Article
- Maternal posttraumatic stress symptoms, neuroticism, and posttraumatic growth as predictors of children's posttraumatic stress symptoms following the 2023 Kahramanmaraş earthquakes.Archives of women's mental health · 2026Article
- Association of Sleep Quality, Sleep Disturbances, and Chronotype with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Earthquake-Exposed Adolescents.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Post-traumatic stress among adolescents following the October 7th attack in Israel: implications for mental health policy and planning.Israel journal of health policy research · 2025Article
- Beyond one-cutoff-fits-all: determining cutoff values for the PTSD checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5).European journal of psychotraumatology · 2025Article
- Network Structure of Post-Traumatic Stress and Social/Emotional/Behavioral Difficulties in a Post-Earthquake Child and Adolescent Sample.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2025Article
- Sex and Gender Influences on the Impacts of Disasters: A Rapid Review of Evidence.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Review
- "Children of War": Examining the Associations between War Exposure, Maternal PTSD, and Continuous Traumatic Stress on Israeli Children's PTSD.Research on child and adolescent psychopathology · 2025Article
- Coping self-efficacy mediates effects of posttraumatic distress on communal coping in parent-adolescence dyads after floods.Development and psychopathology · 2025Article
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- Post-earthquake emotional and behavioral problems in children: parent experiences, coping strategies, and predictive factors.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
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Abstract
Our study systematically reviews articles about the prevalence of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) among children and adolescents, aiming to evaluate its prevalence after earthquakes and floods.Three databases (PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science) were searched for articles published from 1981 to 2019 containing information on PTSD prevalence among survivors of earthquakes and floods. Articles with insufficient data on the prevalence of PTSD or without any available full-text were excluded. Major study variables consist of the prevalence of PTSD of the included studies, gender, and the elapsed time after the disaster. The overall PTSD prevalence was determined using a fixed-effect model for eligible studies. Of 4107 studies listed using our search strategy, 439 underwent full-text review, 59 records included in the systematic review, and 39 records met the criteria for meta-analysis. The pooled prevalence of PTSD among children and adolescent survivors after earthquakes and floods was 19.2% (95%CI = 18.6-19.7%), 30.0% (95%CI = 29.5-30.6%), 24.4% (95%CI = 23.4-25.4%) and 20.4% (95%CI = 19.1-21.7%), in the first, second, third and fourth six-month intervals after the disaster, respectively. Our analysis also revealed that PTSD was more prevalent among girls (p < 0.001). The absence of psychological support for affected areas considerably increases the risk of PTSD among survivors. Our results indicated that children and adolescents, especially girls, are more vulnerable and should be in top priority. The governments should refine their policies on post-disaster services and run early screening, immediate intervention, and ongoing monitoring for PTSD, as well as mental and emotional supports.
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