Collective Trauma and Mental Health Hospitalization Rates Among Children in New York State, 1999 –2013: Age, Period, and Cohort Effects

This study examined age–period–cohort effects in children and youth mental health hospitalizations in NYS from 1999–2013. Age effects followed a linear trend from age 5 years,B = −2.76, 95% CI [−3.48, −2.03)] up to age 15 years,B = 1.62, 95% CI [1.52, 1.73]. The largest period effects were noted in 2004,B = 0.36, 95% CI [0.28, 0.45], and in 2013,B = 0.31, 95% CI [0.15, 0.47], approximately 3 years after 9/11 and the Great Recession, respectively. The largest birth cohort effect was noted for children born in 1992 –1995 (range: 0.29 for children born in 1992–0.27 for children born in 1995), suggesting that the birth cohorts who experienced the 9/11 attacks during middle childhood and the Great Recession during puberty are at increased risk of mental health hospitalizations compared to other birth cohorts.
Source: Journal of Traumatic Stress - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Tags: Research Article Source Type: research