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Review
. 2000 Oct;35(10):615-22.
doi: 10.1055/s-2000-11990.

[The psychology of childhood trauma]

[Article in German]
M A Landolt  1
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[The psychology of childhood trauma]

[Article in German]
M A Landolt. Anasthesiol Intensivmed Notfallmed Schmerzther. 2000 Oct.

Abstract

A significant number of child victims of accidents develops psychological symptoms which can be described as post-traumatic stress reactions. This article reviews the literature on psychological consequences of accidents. Classification, diagnosis, prevalence, pathogenesis, biology, prevention, and therapy of post-traumatic stress reactions in children and adolescents are discussed. Consideration of psychotraumatological aspects in the treatment of children and adolescents after accidents in recommended.

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