title: [PTSD in young children after medical procedure].
abstract: An eight-year-old boy with spastic type bilateral cerebral palsy and a two-year-old girl with biliary atresia were referred to a psycho-trauma centre. Both children developed post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms as a result of the medical procedure. Because of their symptoms, they were resisting further medical treatment. The children were given trauma-focused treatment (eye movement and desensitisation reprocessing and cognitive behavioural therapy). This article argues that hypnosis and distraction can play a role in preventing PTSD symptoms after undergoing a medical procedure. If PTSD is unavoidable, it is important to recognise the symptoms and to treat these children. Furthermore, their parents might also be traumatised. PTSD symptoms in children and their parents can be successfully treated. Also children with sub-threshold PTSD can benefit from trauma treatment.
authors.affiliation: GGZ Rivierduinen, afd. Kinderen en Jeugd/ Psychotraumacentrum, Leiden.
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Sepers
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: van der Boon
authors.forename: N E A
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Landsmeer-Beker
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D057169:Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000523:psychology; D005791:Patient Care / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*