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Measuring Attentional Biases for Threat in Children and Adults
Published on: October 19, 2014
Behavior problems in New York City's children after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks
Jennifer Stuber1, Sandro Galea, Betty Pfefferbaum
1Division of Health and Science Policy, New York Academy of Medicine, New York, NY 10029-5293, USA.
Abstract:
Children's behavior was assessed with 3 cross-sectional random-digit-dial telephone surveys conducted 11 months before, 4 months after, and 6 months after September 11, 2001. Parents reported fewer behavior problems in children 4 months after the attacks compared with the pre-September 11 baseline. However, 6 months after the attacks, parents' reporting of behavior problems was comparable to pre-September 11 levels. In the 1st few months after a disaster, the identification of children who need mental health treatment may be complicated by a dampened behavioral response or by a decreased sensitivity of parental assessment to behavioral problems.
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