Parental murder and suicide: post-traumatic stress disorder in children.
OBJECTIVE
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) diagnosed in a 9-year-old who witnessed her parents' murder and suicide.


OBJECTIVE
To provide a historical overview of PTSD in children in general and to discuss one case study in particular.


METHODS
Personal observations and experiences, and a review of both classic and contemporary literature in child psychiatry and developmental psychology.


CONCLUSIONS
Supportive psychotherapy for a traumatized child with clinical supervision for the care-giver showed evidence of the recovery process in one PTSD case study.
Lovrin
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Columbia University School of Nursing, New York, NY, USA. mlovrin@aol.com
D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002665:Child Psychiatry / Q000379:methods; D016241:Child of Impaired Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006708:Homicide / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000379:methods; D002666:Psychology, Child; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology*; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology*