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- Horan WP, Ventura J, Mintz J, et al. Stress and coping responses to a natural disaster in people with schizophrenia. Psychiatry Research. 2007;151:77-86.
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- Roussos A, Goenjian AK, Steinberg AM, et al. Posttraumatic stress and depressive reactions among children and adolescents after the 1999 earthquake in Ano Liosia, Greece. American Journal of Psychiatry. 2005;162:530-7.
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- Baren JM, Mace SE and Hendry PL. Children's mental health emergencies-part 3: special situations: child maltreatment, violence, and response to disasters. Pediatric emergency care. 2008;24:569-77.
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Changes in Symptom Severity and Sleeping Habits After Earthquake in Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder: The Case of the Kahramanmaras Earthquake in 2023, Turkey
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Purpose: Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) are a group of diseases that appear with difficulties in social interaction and communication skills, limited repetitive interests and behaviours. Natural disasters, especially earthquakes, can cause psychological disorders. A review of the disaster literature shows that natural disasters do not affect individuals in the same way; children and people with disabilities such as ASD are considered the most vulnerable group. It was aimed to evaluate the post-earthquake effects on the children and adolescents diagnosed with ASD in the Kahramanmaras-centered earthquake on February 6, 2023.
Methods: 22 children and adolescents diagnosed with ASD were included in the study. Children with ASD who applied to the Hatay Field Hospital Child and Adolescent Psychiatry outpatient clinic three months after the earthquake were evaluated. Sociodemographic Data Form, Aberrant Behavior Checklist (AbBC), the Child Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSHQ), Autism Behavior Checklist (ABC) scales were administered.
Results: This study included 19 (86.4%) boys and 3 (13.6%) girls. The age of the participants was 9.92±3.52 years. AbBC-hyperactive (p<0.001), AbBC-lethargy (p=0.001), AbBC-stereotype behaviours (p<0.001), AbBC-other behaviours (p<0.001) subscale scores; the CSHQ-sleep anxiety (p=0.008) subscale score; the ABC-sensory behaviour (p=0.017), ABC-social rating (p=0.034), ABC-social and adaptive skills (p=0.026) subscales scores significantly increased after the earthquake compared to pre-earthquake.
Conclusion: The study's findings give information about the increase in the severity of autism symptoms in this group after the earthquake, that is, the worsening in the clinic. This study contributes to the literature by evaluating the impact of an important natural disaster, such as an earthquake on children and adolescents with ASD. We suggest that future studies compare different severity of ASD and further research on areas that have not been studied enough.
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autism earthquake natural disaster child Kahramanmaras Turkey
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References
- American Psychiatric Association D and Association AP. Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders: DSM-5: American psychiatric association Washington, DC; 2013.
- Xu J and Wu W. Work satisfaction and posttraumatic growth 1 year after the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake: The perceived stress as a moderating factor. Archives of Psychiatric Nursing. 2014;28:206-11.
- Blanc J and Van Balkom I. Children’s mental health following the Haiti 2010 earthquake. An International Perspective on Disasters and Children's Mental Health. 2019:147-64.
- Al-Beltagi M, Saeed NK, Bediwy AS, et al. WJV. World. 2022;11:411-25.
- Cihak DF. Comparing pictorial and video modeling activity schedules during transitions for students with autism spectrum disorders. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders. 2011;5:433-41.
- Brigid Flannery K and Horner RH. The relationship between predictability and problem behavior for students with severe disabilities. Journal of Behavioral Education. 1994;4:157-76.
- Neitzel J. Positive behavior supports for children and youth with autism spectrum disorders. Preventing School Failure: Alternative education for children and youth. 2010;54:247-55.
- Morelli M, Cattelino E, Baiocco R, et al. Parents and children during the COVID-19 lockdown: The influence of parenting distress and parenting self-efficacy on children’s emotional well-being. Frontiers in psychology. 2020;11:584645.
- Mazurek MO and Sohl K. Sleep and behavioral problems in children with autism spectrum disorder. Journal of autism and developmental disorders. 2016;46:1906-15.
- Fricke-Oerkermann L, Plück J, Schredl M, et al. Prevalence and course of sleep problems in childhood. Sleep. 2007;30:1371-7.
- Damiani JM, Sweet BV and Sohoni P. Melatonin: an option for managing sleep disorders in children with autism spectrum disorder. American journal of health-system pharmacy. 2014;71:95-101.
- Sucuoglu N. Sorun davranışlar kontrol listesinin Türkçe formunun psikometrik özelliklerinin incelenmesi. Türk Psikoloji Dergisi. 2003;18.
- Owens JA, Spirito A and Mcguinn M. The Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSHQ): psychometric properties of a survey instrument for school-aged children. Sleep-New York-. 2000;23:1043-52.
- Fiş NP, Arman A, Ay P, et al. Çocuk uyku alışkanlıkları anketinin Türkçe geçerliliği ve güvenilirliği. Anadolu Psikiyatri Dergisi. 2010;11:151-60.
- Krug DA, Arick JR and Almond PJ. Autism screening instrument for educational planning: An assessment and educational planning system for autism and developmental disabilities: Examiner's manual: Pro-Ed; 1993.
- Irmak TY, Sutcu ST, Aydın A, et al. Otizm Davranış Kontrol Listesinin (ABC) Geçerlik ve Güvenirliğinin İncelenmesi. 2007.
- Horan WP, Ventura J, Mintz J, et al. Stress and coping responses to a natural disaster in people with schizophrenia. Psychiatry Research. 2007;151:77-86.
- Fan X, Henderson DC, Nguyen DD, et al. Posttraumatic stress disorder, cognitive function and quality of life in patients with schizophrenia. Psychiatry Research. 2008;159:140-6.
- Roussos A, Goenjian AK, Steinberg AM, et al. Posttraumatic stress and depressive reactions among children and adolescents after the 1999 earthquake in Ano Liosia, Greece. American Journal of Psychiatry. 2005;162:530-7.
- John PB, Russell S and Russell PSS. The prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder among children and adolescents affected by tsunami disaster in Tamil Nadu. Disaster management & response. 2007;5:3-7.
- Valenti M, Ciprietti T, Egidio CD, et al. Adaptive response of children and adolescents with autism to the 2009 earthquake in L’Aquila, Italy. Journal of autism and developmental disorders. 2012;42:954-60.
- Baren JM, Mace SE and Hendry PL. Children's mental health emergencies-part 3: special situations: child maltreatment, violence, and response to disasters. Pediatric emergency care. 2008;24:569-77.
- Lecavalier L. Behavioral and emotional problems in young people with pervasive developmental disorders: Relative prevalence, effects of subject characteristics, and empirical classification. Journal of autism and developmental disorders. 2006;36:1101-14.
- Eisenman DP, Zhou Q, Ong M, et al. Variations in disaster preparedness by mental health, perceived general health, and disability status. Disaster medicine and public health preparedness. 2009;3:33-41.
Details
| Primary Language | English |
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| Subjects | Psychiatry |
| Journal Section | Research Article |
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| Project Number | yok |
| Early Pub Date | September 4, 2023 |
| Publication Date | October 1, 2023 |
| Submission Date | May 23, 2023 |
| Published in Issue | Year 2023 |