4/5/2024 0 Comments Dsm 5 ptsd criteria childrenKids who need to experience multiple surgeries or hospitalizations and/or repeated blood draws often experience manifestations of PTSD, and the circle of mental health professionals equipped to help support affected kids and families is very small. My one criticism of the new criteria is that there is no mention of one of the most common traumatic experiences we see among kids with disabilities leading to PTSD-like symptoms…the impact of chronic medical procedures for serious (but not necessarily life-threatening) medical conditions. Most children with PTSD will meet criteria for at at least one other mental disorder, with Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Separation Anxiety Disorder co-occuring most commonly. The text that accompanies the criteria also points out that developmentally inappropriate sexual experiences without the experience of physical violence or injury are represent sufficient trauma to produce symptoms of PTSD.
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