Trauma

CHILDHOOD TRAUMA

POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DIS (PTSD

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A . Summary 2 B . Why did I choose this specific : Post-traumatic Stress Dis in Children ? 3 C . Educational Requirements 3

D . Types of medical conditions treated by this specialty 4

E . Treatments and procedures 4

Works Cited 5

A . Summary "Trauma " has both a psychiatric and a medical definition . Medically "trauma " indicates critical

physical injury , or shock and is often linked with trauma medicine practiced in emergency rooms

Psychiatrically "trauma " refers to an experience that

is emotionally agonizing , traumatic , or shocking

which often results in lasting mental and physical effects (Helping Children and Adolescents Cope with

Violence and Disasters , par . 4

Millions of children across the world are exposed to traumatic experiences such as violent crimes

sexual abuse , natural disasters , war as well as major physical illness and injury (Perry , par .5 . In the

past ten years , there has been escalating acknowledgement that children who have been exposed to

traumatic events can develop post-traumatic stress dis (PTSD While research has only just begun

to examine the effectiveness of diverse treatments for children with PTSD (Kaminer , Seedat , and Stein

par .1 , little is known about the health effects of PTSD in children (Seng , Graham-Bermann , McCarthy

and Ronis , par . 1 ) and the subsequent link to health risk factors occurring in adulthood (Walsh , par .4

Although there are many important and effective treatment approaches for the traumatized child

research on the management and prevention of PTSD in children is still unclear (Perry , Pollard

Blakley , Baker , Vigilante . PTSD remains to be a severe public health concern , which impels the

search for new paradigms and theoretical representation to expand the understanding of the condition

and to develop new and enhanced modes of treatment intervention (Iribarren , Prolo , Neagos , and

Chiappelli , par .1

This research reviews the current literature of PTSD in children and outlines the reasons for

choosing this specific educational requirements that are needed in this area of expertise types of

medical conditions treated by this specialty and treatments that can be performed by the specialist

B . Why did I choose this specific : Post-traumatic Stress Dis in Children

I chose this because I understand the problem at hand and the reality of the issue . The fact is : no

one can deny that we have violence and trauma all around us (Walsh par .14 . The statements that

I fear are uncovered : the rate of trauma exposure and evidence of PTSD among child populations is

increasing (Kaminer , et .al . par .1 there is an urgent need for interventions in the management and

prevention of PSTD in this age group , based on the analysis done by Seng , et .al (par .32 ) and there are

adverse effects of PTSD that may impact health risk factors in adulthood . In November 2006 , reports

from the Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE ) study (Walsh par .4 identifies that numerous particular

categories of adverse childhood experiences are related with several health risk factors later in life

Some of these adverse effects...