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Hoagwood, Kimberly Eaton; Vogel, Juliet M.; Levitt, Jessica Mass; D'Amico, Peter J.; Paisner, Wendy I.; Kaplan, Sandra J. – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2007
Following the World Trade Center (WTC) attacks, an extensive screening survey was undertaken to assess mental health needs of New York City's school-age children. This survey demonstrated that as many as 75,000 children in New York City (10.5%) had symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and high percentages of children reported other…
Descriptors: Health Services, Separation Anxiety, Mental Health Programs, Mental Health
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Hoven, Christina W.; Duarte, Cristiane S.; Wu, Ping; Erickson, Elizabeth A.; Musa, George J.; Mandell, Donald J. – Applied Developmental Science, 2004
The impact of exposure to the World Trade Center attack on children presenting separation anxiety disorder (SAD) 6 months after the attack was studied in a representative sample of New York City public school students (N = 8,236). Probable SAD occurred in 12.3% of the sample and was more frequent in girls, young children, and children who…
Descriptors: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Separation Anxiety, Children, Terrorism