Posttraumatic stress and functional impairment in Kenyan children following the 1998 American embassy bombing

Betty Pfefferbaum; Carol S. North; Debby E. Doughty; Robin H. Gurwitch; Carol S. Fullerton; Jane Kyula

doi:10.1037/0002-9432.73.2.133

Posttraumatic stress and functional impairment in Kenyan children following the 1998 American embassy bombing

Betty Pfefferbaum^*, Carol S. North, Debby E. Doughty, Robin H. Gurwitch, Carol S. Fullerton, Jane Kyula

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Abstract

This study examined a convenience sample of 562 Nairobi school children exposed to the 1998 bombing of the American Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya. Posttraumatic stress reactions to the bombing were related to posttraumatic stress reactions to other trauma and to peritraumatic reaction. Self-reported functional impairment was minimal.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	133-140
Number of pages	8
Journal	American Journal of Orthopsychiatry
Volume	73
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1037/0002-9432.73.2.133
State	Published - Apr 2003

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