@article{ref1,
title="Psychiatric interviews with pediatric gunshot patients",
journal="Journal of child and adolescent psychiatric nursing",
year="1998",
author="Hamrin, V.",
volume="11",
number="2",
pages="61-68",
abstract="PROBLEM: To understand the life experiences of gunshot-injured children to obtain information about predisposing factors to injury. METHODS: A pilot study of 16 hospitalized children (14 males, 2 females) between the ages of 11 and 15 who sustained gunshot injuries. Each child was psychiatrically assessed on a medical inpatient unit after sustaining a gunshot injury to assess the rate of acute stress disorder and other comorbid psychiatric diagnoses. FINDINGS: Findings showed gunshot-injured children had a 56% rate of acute stress disorder, and 68% had a past psychiatric history. CONCLUSIONS: Gunshot-injured children require psychiatric intervention to minimize the long-term effects of acute stress disorder. Further research is needed to clarify the relationship of gunshot-injury and dysfunctional behavior and develop effective treatment options.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1073-6077",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}