POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER IN CHILDREN

Course overview

POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER CONSTITUTES THE EXPOSURE TO A POTENTIALLY TRAUMATIC EVENT, FOLLOWED BY THE MANIFESTATIONS OF INTRUSIVE THOUGHTS, AVOIDANCE OF ASSOCIATED STIMULI, NEGATIVE MODIFICATIONS IN MOOD, AND ALTERATIONS IN AROUSAL. THIS DISORDER CAN PRESENT DIFFERENTLY IN THE PEDIATRIC POPULATION. THIS ACTIVITY OUTLINES THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER IN CHILDREN AND REVIEWS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING AND TREATING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.