Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Young Children: A Reaction to Purported Sexual Abuse
Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent PsychiatryPublished 1 September 1988
Laurel J. Kiser, Bette J. Ackerman, Eric C. Brown, Neil B. Edwards, Edgar B. McColgan, Robert Pugh
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A group of 10 young children who were evaluated and treated for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after reported sexual abuse in a daycare setting developed symptoms consistent with a DSM-III-R classification of PTSD as well as Terr's descriptions of type II (repeated abuse) disorders.
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This paper reviews systematically gathered data on a group of 10 young children, aged 2 to 6 years, who were evaluated and treated for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after reported sexual abuse in a daycare setting. These children developed symptoms consistent with a DSM-III-R classification of PTSD as well as Terr's descriptions of type II (repeated abuse) disorders. Discussion of Terr's classification is presented and, in addition, some significant sex differences are explored.
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