| Implementation of a screen and treat program for child posttraumatic stress disorder in a school setting after a school suicide. | |
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PMID: 20690193 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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To provide effective treatments for childhood posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) children with PTSD must first be identified. The authors implemented a "screen and treat" program following a widely witnessed school suicide. Three months after the suicide, exposed students received the Child Trauma Symptom Questionnaire at school. Parents received the questionnaire to rate their children's PTSD symptoms. Children with scores > or =5 received follow-up interviews and those diagnosed with PTSD were referred for treatment. Ninety-six percent of exposed students were screened, 14% screened positive, and 6% had PTSD. Child and parent agreement was generally poor. All children with PTSD were successfully referred to treatment. Screen and treat programs using existing clinical instruments are efficient and acceptable for use in school settings following trauma. |
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Authors:
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Anthony Charuvastra; Elizabeth Goldfarb; Eva Petkova; Marylene Cloitre |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of traumatic stress Volume: 23 ISSN: 1573-6598 ISO Abbreviation: J Trauma Stress Publication Date: 2010 Aug |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-08-30 Completed Date: 2010-12-28 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8809259 Medline TA: J Trauma Stress Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 500-3 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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NYU Medical Center and Nathan S. Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research, 140 Old Orangeburg Road, Orangeburg, NY 10962, USA. acharuvastra@gmail.com |
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Child Feasibility Studies Female Follow-Up Studies Humans Interview, Psychological Male Mass Screening* Questionnaires Referral and Consultation School Health Services* Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / diagnosis*, psychology, therapy* Suicide / psychology* |
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