Posttraumatic Stress Disorder |
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| Authors: | Gail Hornor |
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| Institution: | 1. Organ Systems Cluster, Department of Development and Regeneration, Center for Surgical Technologies, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium;2. Laboratory of Tissue Homeostasis and Disease, Skeletal Biology and Engineering Research Center, Development and Regeneration, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium;3. Department of Paediatric Surgery, Institute of Child Health & Great Ormond St. Hospital,London, United Kingdom;1. Frenchay Hospital, North Bristol NHS Trust, United Kingdom;2. University of Bristol, United Kingdom;3. University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom;1. Niehoff School of Nursing, Loyola University Chicago, Granada Center Room 355B, 1032 West Loyola Avenue, Chicago, IL 60626, USA;2. College of Nursing, Arizona State University, 500 North 3rd Street, Phoenix, AZ 85004-0698, USA;3. Niehoff School of Nursing, Loyola University Chicago, 2160 South First Avenue, Maywood, IL 60153, USA;4. Department of Psychology, Loyola University Chicago, 1032 West Loyola Avenue, Coffee Hall, Chicago, IL 60626, USA;5. College of Nursing, 600 South Paulina Avenue Suite 440, Amour Academic Center, Chicago, IL 60612, USA;6. University of Lebanon Beirut Campus |
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| Abstract: | Children are exposed to a variety of traumatic experiences, and each child is unique in his or her response to that trauma. The most common psychiatric disorder that develops after exposure to trauma is posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This article will help pediatric nurse practitioners understand PTSD in terms of diagnosis, epidemiology, risk factors, comorbidity, and treatment. DSM-IV diagnostic criteria will be discussed, along with modifications to consider when evaluating very young children for PTSD. Implications for practice will be discussed along with suggested questions to ask parents and children to assess for exposure to trauma. |
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