Background Understanding the natural course of child and adolescent posttraumatic stress
disorder (PTSD) has significant implications for the identification of, and intervention for, at …

Objective Trauma exposure is common in preschool-aged children. Understanding the
psychological impact of such exposure and the prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder …

BackgroundIt is unclear how many children and adolescents develop post-traumatic stress
disorder (PTSD) after trauma. AimsTo determine the incidence of PTSD in trauma-exposed …

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a complex and chronic disorder that causes
substantial distress and interferes with social and educational functioning. Consequently …

Systematic examination of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in children is relatively
recent. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, third edition (DSM-III)[1] …

Important advances in understanding traumatic stress reactions in children and young
people have been made in recent years. The aim of this review was to synthesise selected …

Objective: Age-appropriate criteria for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in young
children have been established. The present study investigated the long-term course of such …

Many children and adolescents are exposed to different types of trauma, eg abuse or
various disasters. Trauma can cause severe and long-term impairment and consequences …

Objective: In order to broaden the view beyond posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in
children, we examined to what extent posttraumatic stress reactions, posttraumatic growth …

To date there is no quantitative review of predictors of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
symptoms in youth experiencing illnesses or injuries. This article presents a meta-analysis of …