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(Pediatrics in Review. 2008;29:103-104.)
© 2008 American Academy of Pediatrics

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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

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According to the National Child Traumatic Stress Network, 25% of youth experience a traumatic event by the time they are 16 years old, including natural disasters (eg, hurricanes), violence (eg, rape, physical assault, witnessing violence), combat or war-related events, and traumatic events related to illness or injury. Youths’ reactions to catastrophic events or major stressors can vary from temporary distress to severe forms of psychopathology. Factors that influence the development of severe stress reactions include the proximity, intensity, . . . [Full Text of this Article]


Nikeea Copeland-Linder, PhD, MPH
 Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
and the Bloomberg School of
Public Health
Baltimore, Md

Janet R. Serwint, MD, Consulting Editor




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