tailieunhanh - Báo cáo y học: " The psychological well-being of Norwegian adolescents exposed in utero to radiation from the Chernobyl accident"

Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về y học được đăng trên tạp chí y học Critical Care giúp cho các bạn có thêm kiến thức về ngành y học đề tài: The psychological well-being of Norwegian adolescents exposed in utero to radiation from the Chernobyl accident. | Heiervang et al. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health 2011 5 12 http content 5 1 12 CHILD ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH Open Access The psychological well-being of Norwegian adolescents exposed in utero to radiation from the Chernobyl accident Kristin Sverdvik Heiervang1 2 Sarnoff Mednick3 Kjetil Sundet1 and Bj0rn Rishovd Rund1 4 Abstract Background On 26 April 1986 the Chernobyl nuclear power plant suffered an accident. Several areas of central Norway were heavily affected by far field radioactive fallout. The present study focuses on the psychological well-being of adolescents who were exposed to this radiation as fetuses. Methods The adolescents n 53 and their mothers reported their perceptions of the adolescents current psychological health as measured by the Youth Self Report and Child Behaviour Checklist. Results In spite of previous reports of subtle cognitive deficits in these exposed adolescents there were few selfreported problems and fewer problems reported by the mothers. This contrasts with findings of studies of children from the former Soviet Union exposed in utero in which objective measures are inconsistent and self-reports especially by mothers express concern for adolescents cognitive functioning and psychological well-being. Conclusion In the current paper we explore possible explanations for this discrepancy and suggest that protective factors in Norway in addition to perceived physical and psychological distance from the disaster made the mothers less vulnerable to Chernobyl-related anxiety thus preventing a negative effect on the psychological health of both mother and child. Introduction The accident at the nuclear power plant in Chernobyl on 26 April 1986 released large amounts of radioactive materials. Several areas of central Norway were heavily affected by far field radioactive fallout. The present study focuses on the individuals who were exposed to the radiation in these areas as fetuses. It is