Citation

Vardi M. J. Aggression Maltreat. Trauma 2005; 10(1-2): 553-564.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2005, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1300/J146v10n01_13

PMID

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Abstract

Many children and adolescents were among the victims of the suicide bomb attacks in Israel since March, 2000. While the number with emotional and behavioral symptoms was expected to be high, very few children who developed terrorism-related posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) were actually referred to mental health professionals for assessment or treatment. Prolonged exposure to terrorism lowers even further the number of children who remain in treatment. This article discusses reasons and presents a training program for primary care providers (pediatricians, family doctors) in identifying PTSD in child victims, and for mobilizing them to carry out long-term follow-up of these children. © 2005 by The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved.

Language: en

Keywords

human; Children; Terrorism; PTSD; Primary care; posttraumatic stress disorder; patient education; mass screening; review; primary medical care; health program; health care access; mental health service; terrorism; doctor patient relation; follow up; long term care; health care personnel; health care planning; health care utilization; Service utilization; postgraduate education