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Managing Injuries:
Many injuries can result in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). PTSD is a pyschiatric disorder that results from experiencing or witnessing a traumatic event, such as war, a natural disaster, a serious injury, or violence personal assualts. People with PTSD exhibits both biological and psychological changes, and often PTSD occurs in conjunction with other psychological and behavioral disorders such as depressions, substance abuse, and problems with memory or cognition. PTSD is also associated with an inability to function in family and social life. (National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder). See also from the National Center for PTSD: National Institutes of Health Medline Resources for PTSD Provides variety of links to resources on a number of PTSD topics, provider organizations, and literature on PTSD. Traumatic Stress and Motor Vehicle Accidents: A NationalCenter for PTSD Fact Sheet. Motor vehicle accidents (MVAs) are now being identified as a major source of traumatic stress. This fact sheet discusses how common MVA-related traumatic stress is, what the risk factors are, and how it can be treated. PTSD in Children and Adolescents: This fact sheet provides information regarding what events cause PTSD in children, how many children develop PTSD, risk factors associated with PTSD, what PTSD looks like in children, other effects of trauma on children, treatment for PTSD, and what you can do for your child. PTSD Child Measures: This links to a chart of different measures to assess PTSD in children. For each measure, it includes the time it takes to administer, target an age group, and decide upon a study format. American Association of Orthopedic Surgeons, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder After Orthopedic Trauma: Discusses how orthopedic trauma can sometimes lead to PTSD and what you can do to treat orthopedic trauma-related PTSD. PTSD Alliance: a group of professionals and advocacy organizations dedicated to public education and assistance with PTSD. American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: PTSD. A good brief description of PTSD, its affects on children and links to related information. The Prevention Researcher: PTSD. Evidence-based research on PTSD in youth.
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