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Practitioner Review: The Assessment and Treatment of Post‐traumatic Stress Disorder in Children and Adolescents
Author(s) -
Perrin Sean,
Smith Patrick,
Yule William
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of child psychology and psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.652
H-Index - 211
eISSN - 1469-7610
pISSN - 0021-9630
DOI - 10.1111/1469-7610.00612
Subject(s) - traumatic stress , psychology , comorbidity , arousal , clinical psychology , psychiatry , psychiatric comorbidity , neuroscience
Post‐traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a syndrome defined by the intrusive re‐ experiencing of a trauma, avoidance of traumatic reminders, and persistent physiological arousal. PTSD is associated with high levels of comorbidity and may increase the risk for additional disorders over time. While controversies remain regarding the applicability of the PTSD criteria to very young children, it has proved to be a useful framework for guiding assessment and treatment research with older children and adolescents. This article presents an overview of the literature on the clinical characteristics, assessment, and treatment of PTSD in children and adolescents.