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Contagion in stress. An infectious disease model for posttraumatic stress in children
B Pfefferbaum1, R L Pfefferbaum
1Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, USA.
Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America
|January 20, 1999
Abstract:
Posttraumatic stress responses involve the development of characteristic symptoms of reexperiencing, arousal, and avoidance following exposure to a traumatic event. This article uses an infectious disease model to describe exposure and transmission of posttraumatic stress responses, individual susceptibility and resilience, onset of symptoms, and prevention and control.