Papers by Thanvaruj Booranasuksakul
Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand = Chotmaihet thangphaet, 2008
BACKGROUND At 1 year after the Tsunami disaster, 30% of students in two high risk schools at Taku... more BACKGROUND At 1 year after the Tsunami disaster, 30% of students in two high risk schools at Takuapa district of Phang Nga Province still suffered from post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The number ofpatients was sharply declined after 18 months. The psychological consequences in children who diagnosed PTSD after the event were reinvestigated again at 3 years, as there were reports of significant comorbidity and continuing of subsyndromal post traumatic stress symptoms in children suffered from other disasters. OBJECTIVE To assess psychological outcomes and factors contributed at 3-year follow up time in children diagnosed PTSD at 1-year after the Tsunami disaster MATERIAL AND METHOD There were 45 students who were diagnosed PTSD at 1-year after the disaster At 3-year follow up time, clinical interview for psychiatric diagnosis was done by psychiatrists. RESULTS 11.1% of students who had been diagnosed as PTSD at 1-year after Tsunami still had chronic PTSD and 15% had either dep...
Background: Chronic illnesses have a serious effect on the physical and mental health of the chil... more Background: Chronic illnesses have a serious effect on the physical and mental health of the children and their families. Previous studies showed that families of children with chronic illnesses have a lower family functioning score. Their parents suffer more stress than those of healthy children. Diabetes and obesity are mainstay chronic illnesses with high prevalence and is a threat to the healthcare system of Thailand. Objective: To study family functions and its associated factors in families of children or adolescents with chronic illnesses. Methods: This is a cross-sectional descriptive study performed on parents of children and adolescences with Type I and II diabetes and obesity with aged 20 60 years and with 6 months of care or more that had been receiving services at diabetes and obesity clinic of King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital between February 1 to September 31, 2018. The questionnaire consisted of 3 part: 1) Personal information and factors that are associated with...
Objective To survey the life assets of preteen in Thai community and to investigate the relations... more Objective To survey the life assets of preteen in Thai community and to investigate the relationship between personal information and life assets. Materials and methods The 1,181 participants, obtaining by 4 stratified sampling from 9 provinces (6 regions) of Thailand community. The completed the life assets questionnaire (adjusted version) by self-report. Data was analyzed for calculating scores of each power of life assets by descriptive statistic. Association between life assets and personal factors were analyzed by chi-square. Results The overall life assets level of participants was moderate. A detailed examination of 5 facets indicated that power of wisdom was good (score=73.5) and power of family, self, peer and community was moderate. The power of community was the lowest score (score=62.7) in the 5 facets of life assets. Association factors, i.e., gender, religion, parental status and regions of country were significantly related to pass score except the habitat. Conclusion...
Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand = Chotmaihet thangphaet, 2008
At 1 year after the Tsunami disaster, 30% of students in two high risk schools at Takuapa distric... more At 1 year after the Tsunami disaster, 30% of students in two high risk schools at Takuapa district of Phang Nga Province still suffered from post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The number ofpatients was sharply declined after 18 months. The psychological consequences in children who diagnosed PTSD after the event were reinvestigated again at 3 years, as there were reports of significant comorbidity and continuing of subsyndromal post traumatic stress symptoms in children suffered from other disasters. To assess psychological outcomes and factors contributed at 3-year follow up time in children diagnosed PTSD at 1-year after the Tsunami disaster There were 45 students who were diagnosed PTSD at 1-year after the disaster At 3-year follow up time, clinical interview for psychiatric diagnosis was done by psychiatrists. 11.1% of students who had been diagnosed as PTSD at 1-year after Tsunami still had chronic PTSD and 15% had either depressive disorder or anxiety disorder 25% of stude...
Psychology Research and Behavior Management
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Papers by Thanvaruj Booranasuksakul