title: Contagion in stress. An infectious disease model for posttraumatic stress in children.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, USA.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pfefferbaum
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Pfefferbaum
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001290:Attitude; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000635:transmission; D003158:Community Psychiatry / Q000379:methods*; D018562:Disease Transmission, Infectious; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D011247:Pregnancy; D011322:Primary Prevention / Q000379:methods; D012008:Recurrence; D012919:Social Behavior; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control