Table 1. Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms Among Youths at Postdisaster Assessment Time Points in Studies Included in the Integrated Data Analysis.
| Disaster | Age range, y | Youths meeting elevated posttraumatic stress symptom cutoffs by time after the disaster, No. (%) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 mo | 5 mo | 7 mo | 8 mo | 9 mo | 10 mo | 14.5 mo | 15 mo | 20.5 mo | 21 mo | 26 mo | ||
| Hurricane Andrew20,a | 7-12 | 203/568 (35.7) | NA | 109/514 (21.2) | NA | NA | 72/458 (15.7) | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Hurricane Charley37,b | 6-13 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 50/384 (13.0) | NA | NA | NA | NA | 23/245 (9.4) | NA |
| Hurricane Ike39,b | 7-12 | NA | NA | NA | 72/329 (21.9) | NA | NA | NA | 37/329 (11.2) | NA | NA | NA |
| Hurricane Katrina34,b | 8-16 | NA | 41/388 (10.8) | NA | NA | NA | NA | 23/367 (6.3) | NA | 17/348 (4.9) | NA | 13/133 (10) |
Abbreviation: NA, not applicable.
a
Elevated distress corresponds to University of California, Los Angeles, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Reaction Index (UCLA PTSD-RI) scores of 40 or higher on a scale of 0 to 80.
b
Elevated distress corresponds to UCLA PTSD-RI–Revised scores of 38 or higher on a scale of 0 to 68.