Children and Post-Traumatic Stress

Follow the links below to find information about post-traumatic stress disorder in children.

Reviewed December 2011

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Title:   Trauma and children - tips for parents
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Parents or carers can do many things to help a child recover from distressing or frightening experiences. Time and support can help a child to cope with trauma. If you are concerned about a child, or feel that you aren't coping yourself, seek professional advice.
Date:   Nov 2011
Title:   Post-traumatic stress disorder
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a reaction that some people, including children, have after something very distressing has happened.
Date:   Nov 2011
Title:   When there is a tragedy
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Sometimes a local or international tragedy happens that touches all members of the community. The closer children are to the tragedy, the greater the impact is likely to be, but even distant exposure can have an impact.
Date:   Nov 2011
Title:   Bushfires and children
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Research on children who have been directly affected by bushfires shows that some children experience emotional distress for a long time after the bushfire.
Date:   Nov 2011
Title:   Torture and trauma
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   About seven out of 10 refugees in Australia have been tortured or gone through some kind of war-related trauma. Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) sometimes develops after frightening events. Symptoms include flashbacks, nightmares, anxiety attacks and depression. The symptoms of torture and trauma in a child depend on the child's age, development and their experience.
Date:   Aug 2011
Title:   War and children
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   War and media images of war bring fears and unease to everyone, no matter how far they may be from the conflict.
Date:   Aug 2011
Title:   Grieving in Childhood
Publisher:   HealthInsite Topic Page
Description:   Links to information on children coping with grief arising from a variety of situations.
Date:   Aug 2011
Title:   Dealing with natural disasters
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Nature is wonderful but is sometimes frighteningly powerful and threatening.
Date:   Apr 2011
Title:   Trauma and primary school age children
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Children respond to a distressing or frightening experience in different ways, depending on a wide range of factors. The nature of their experience, previous experiences, their age and stage of development, and the impact of the experience on their parents or carers all affect a child's response to trauma.
Date:   Mar 2011
Title:   Grief and loss
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Growing up is an ongoing process of change that involves losses as well as gains. Children can learn to manage and deal with the losses that will happen throughout their lives.
Date:   Aug 2010
Title:   Coping skills (resilience)
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Researchers have looked at what helps some people to manage difficult times when others don't cope so well, what things cause stress to children and what parents can do to help children build the strength to cope with stress.
Date:   Jul 2010
Title:   Children and crisis
Publisher:   Queensland Health
Description:   This fact sheet outlines the common reactions of children who experience traumatic events or hear about them happening to their family or friends, and suggests ways of helping them.
Date:   Oct 2009
Title:   Post traumatic stress disorder
Publisher:   Queensland Health
Description:   Post traumatic stress disorder is commonly referred to as PTSD. It is a condition that some children and young people develop after they have been exposed to a distressing experience (trauma).
Date:   Sep 2009
Title:   Dental notes. Painful paediatric procedures
Publisher:   Australian Prescriber
Description:   Dental procedures can be one of a child's most uncomfortable experiences if not handled correctly. They can have adverse psychological effects for the remainder of the child's life with regard to both future dental experiences, and how they relate to other healthcare professionals.
Date:   Aug 2006
Title:   Managing painful paediatric procedures
Publisher:   Australian Prescriber
Description:   Prevention of procedural pain in children reduces the risk of subsequent morbidity including pain sensitisation. The primary emphasis for reducing pain should be on appropriate distraction and rapport-building strategies, however the doctor's technique can also assist.
Date:   Aug 2006

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