Normative Life Events and PTSD in Children: How Easy Stress Can Affect Children’s Brain

Exposure to traumatic events is common in children and adolescent. Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an emotional reaction to traumatic events, which is increasingly recognized to be a prevalent and disabling disorder. The aim of this study is to determine the distribution of normative life e...

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Main Authors: Maryam Kousha, Shervin Mehdizadeh Tehrani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2013-01-01
Series:Acta Medica Iranica
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Online Access:http://acta.tums.ac.ir/index.php/acta/article/view/2355/4292