Research progress of posttraumatic stress disorder in children
NIU Lei,WANG Hairong,WU Yeming,PAN Shuming
1. Department of Emergency,Xinhua Hospital affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine,Shanghai 200092,China;2. Department of Pediatric Surgery,Xinhua Hospital affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine,Shanghai 200092,China
Abstract:Children are in the crucial stage of physical and psychological development,and are susceptible to various psychological and behavioral problems and even mental disorder after trauma. Posttraumatic psychological stress may disturb the intelligence development and make a life-long impact on children. Therefore,the early diagnosis and intervention for posttraumatic stress disorder in children are of vital importance. The research progress of epidemiology,etiology,clinical manifestations,diagnosis and treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder in children is reviewed in this paper.