TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2008//
TI  - Recommendations to reduce psychological harm from traumatic events among children and adolescents
JO  - American journal of preventive medicine
A1  - Task Force on Community Preventive Services (USA), 
SP  - 314
EP  - 316
VL  - 35
IS  - 3
N2  - Exposure to traumatic events such as physical abuse, sexual abuse, witnessing domestic violence, community violence, and natural disasters is a common occurrence among children in the U.S. According to a nationally representative sample of children aged 2–17 years, surveyed at the end of 2002 and early in 2003, one in eight children experienced a form of child maltreatment, one in 12 experienced sexual victimization, and more than one in three witnessed violence or experienced another form of indirect victimization. The psychological harms that may result from exposure to such traumatic events include post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and PTSD symptoms, depressive disorders and symptoms, externalizing behaviors, internalizing behaviors, suicidal ideation, and complicated grief. Traumatic exposures may lead to other health consequences as well, including risk-taking behavior and chronic physical disorders.    <p>The reduction of psychological harm caused by exposure to traumatic events is thus a critical goal of public health. This report provides conclusions on the effectiveness of seven approaches to reducing the psychological harm that children and adolescents may experience following traumatic exposures, including intentional events such as sexual abuse and terrorist attacks, and unintentional events such as vehicle crashes and hurricanes.</p>    <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0749-3797
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2008.06.025
ID  - ref1
ER  -