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Posttraumatic stress in children and adolescents: Primary Care intervention
Authors:
Ortiz Soto Pa, Escribano Ceruelo Eb
aPsiquiatra. Programa Infantojuvenil. CSM Retiro. Madrid. España.
bPediatra. CS Barcelona. Móstoles, Madrid. España.
Correspondence: P Ortiz. Email: portizsoto@hotmail.com
Reference of this article.:
Ortiz Soto P, Escribano Ceruelo E. Estrés postraumático en niños y adolescentes: la intervención desde Atención Primaria. Rev Pediatr Aten Primaria. 2007;9:101-12.
Published in Internet: 31/03/2007
Abstract:
Children and adolescents, because of their greater vulnerability, constitute a group at a high risk of psychological damage after a traumatic event. However adults usually under estimate the violence experienced by children. Children may display a wide range of responses to a traumatic event that are not directly related to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), which itself is not even the most common response. PTSD in children has a specific presentation according to age and developmental stage. Paediatricians of the primary care system should play a very active role in the prevention and identification of affected children because of their closeness to children and their families. Specific trainning is needed to achieve this task. A review of this topic as well as the clues for a correct assessment and psychologycal support from Primary Care and community mental health services are showed in this article.Keywords: Pediatrics. Primary care. Patient Care Team. Posttraumatic stress disorder. Posttraumatic symptoms.
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