Objective To explore the incidence of PTSD and its risk factors among victims of flood, 7-15 years old children in flood district.
Methods Diag nostic and statistical manual of mental disor ders(Ⅳ Edition)is used to examine and diagnose the victims.
Results The positive rate of PTSD was 17.7%.The results of logistic regression analysis showed that age, style of flood, experience of flood and behavior problem are risk factors.
Conclusion PTSD is a common mental disor der among 7-15 years old children after flood in our country.Preventive measures should be taken to protect population from PTSD in flood district.