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Epidemiology of child traumatic stress.

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Fairbank, JA; Fairbank, DW
Published in: Curr Psychiatry Rep
August 2009

In this article, we present an update on epidemiologic research that addresses the scope and impact of children's exposure to traumatic events in daily living, as well as under special circumstances, such as natural disasters. Toward this end, we provide an overview of the findings of key selected studies that estimate the prevalence of children's exposure to trauma and associated developmental, functional, mental, and physical health problems. Over the past few years, epidemiologic research on child traumatic stress has demonstrated that children's exposure to traumatic events is more common than once thought and that children exposed to multiple traumatic events are at a substantially greater risk for a wide range of adverse mental and physical health problems than children who have not suffered cumulative traumatic experiences. These findings have important implications for the provision of mental health and medical services to children and adolescents who have experienced child traumatic stress.

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Curr Psychiatry Rep

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1535-1645

Publication Date

August 2009

Volume

11

Issue

4

Start / End Page

289 / 295

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • Stress Disorders, Traumatic
  • Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
  • Psychiatry
  • Prevalence
  • Male
  • Life Change Events
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Disasters
 

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Fairbank, J. A., & Fairbank, D. W. (2009). Epidemiology of child traumatic stress. Curr Psychiatry Rep, 11(4), 289–295. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11920-009-0042-9
Fairbank, John A., and Doreen W. Fairbank. “Epidemiology of child traumatic stress.Curr Psychiatry Rep 11, no. 4 (August 2009): 289–95. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11920-009-0042-9.
Fairbank JA, Fairbank DW. Epidemiology of child traumatic stress. Curr Psychiatry Rep. 2009 Aug;11(4):289–95.
Fairbank, John A., and Doreen W. Fairbank. “Epidemiology of child traumatic stress.Curr Psychiatry Rep, vol. 11, no. 4, Aug. 2009, pp. 289–95. Pubmed, doi:10.1007/s11920-009-0042-9.
Fairbank JA, Fairbank DW. Epidemiology of child traumatic stress. Curr Psychiatry Rep. 2009 Aug;11(4):289–295.
Journal cover image

Published In

Curr Psychiatry Rep

DOI

EISSN

1535-1645

Publication Date

August 2009

Volume

11

Issue

4

Start / End Page

289 / 295

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • Stress Disorders, Traumatic
  • Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
  • Psychiatry
  • Prevalence
  • Male
  • Life Change Events
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Disasters