Table 2.
Aetiologic factors of PRS (n = 24)a, 1991–2006
| Aetiologic factors | Frequency (total n = 24) |
|---|---|
| Premorbid personality | |
| High-achieving, perfectionist, conscientious | 11 (46%) |
| Psychiatric history of child | |
| Positive | 9 (38%) |
| Negative | 11 (46%) |
| Not reported | 4 (17%) |
| Psychiatric history of parents | |
| Positive | 8 (33%) |
| Negative | 7 (29%) |
| Not reported | 9 (38%) |
| Enmeshed mother–child relationship/over-involvement | |
| Positive | 15 (63%) |
| Not reported | 9 (38%) |
| Known stressors | |
| Witness to violence | 7 (29%) |
| Refugee | 6 (25%) |
| Sexual abuse | 5 (21%) |
| Marital/parental problems | 3 (13%) |
| Relocation | 3 (13%) |
| Family loss | 2 (8%) |
| Change of school | 1 (4%) |
| Emotional abuse | 1 (4%) |
| Bullying | 1 (4%) |
| No known traumatic event | 5 (21%) |
| Precipitating events | |
| Infection/viral infection | 9 (38%) |
| Injury | 2 (8%) |
| Post-surgery | 1 (4%) |
| Major somatic history | 1 (4%) |
| Asylum rejection | 1 (4%) |
| Unknown | 10 (42%) |
aTwenty-three patients from the literature search + 1 patient from the Dutch article [25]