The Prevalence of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) among Flood Affected School Children in Pakistan

The present study was designed to determine the prevalence of Post traumatic stress disorder

(PTSD) among flood affected school children in Pakistan. The sample of the study was

comprised of 522 randomly selected students aged 10-16 years from five flood affected districts

of Khyber Pukhtunkhwa. The instrument used in the study was The Impact of Event Scale-

Revised (IES-R) to measure Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among flood affected school

children in Pakistan.. The main findings of the study were; secondary school students were

highly affected by Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); Female secondary school students were

highly affected by Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD; Displaced secondary school students

were highly affected by Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); female students developed more

PTSD as compared to male students; and displaced students developed more PTSD as compared

to non-displaced students.

Key words: Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Flood, The Impact of Event Scale-Revised

(IES-R)

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