Curationis (Sep 2003)

Treatment utilisation and trauma characteristics of child and adolescent inpatients with posttraumatic stress disorder

  • A Traut

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4102/curationis.v26i2.782
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 26, no. 2
pp. 44 – 48

Abstract

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Objective. Few empirical studies have addressed the impact of trauma exposure and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) on treatment utilisation and outcome in South African youth. This study was undertaken to document demographic, clinical, and treatment characteristics of child and adolescent inpatients with PTSD.