From Soldiers to Children: Developmental Sciences Transform the Construct of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Autor/in	Franks, Bridget A.
Titel	From Soldiers to Children: Developmental Sciences Transform the Construct of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Quelle	In: Early Child Development and Care, 184 (2014) 3, S.340-353 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0300-4430
DOI	10.1080/03004430.2013.794796
Schlagwörter	Posttraumatic Stress Disorder; Child Abuse; Child Neglect; Child Development; Infants; Children; Adolescents; Developmental Psychology; Brain; Adolescent Development; Age Differences; Neurological Organization; Cognitive Science; Cognitive Psychology; Emotional Response; Memory + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Abuse of children; Abuse; Child; Children; Kindesmissbrauch; Missbrauch; Kind; Kinder; Kindesvernachlässigung; Kindesentwicklung; Infant; Toddler; Toddlers; Kleinkind; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Entwicklungspsychologie; Gehirn; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Kognitionswissenschaft; Kognitive Psychologie; Emotionales Verhalten; Gedächtnis
Abstract	Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was first included in the American Psychiatric Association's "Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders" in 1980. Long used to describe the reactions of soldiers affected by stress in combat situations, PTSD is now recognised as a disorder affecting abused and neglected infants and children, survivors of assault and domestic violence, and disaster victims of all ages. How did a construct so distinctly associated with the experiences of adult combat veterans come to describe behaviours seen in children, and even infants? This transformation can be understood by examining the way clinical researchers have applied the "developmental sciences" (child and adolescent development, neuroscience, and cognitive science) to the study of trauma. Each of the developmental sciences has contributed to our understanding of children's reactions to traumatic situations, and each plays an integral part in the effort to understand PTSD as a disorder of children as well as adults. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10