Post-traumatic stress disorder after watching violent scenes on television
| dc.contributor.author | Kuruppuarachchi, K.A.L.A. | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Williams, S.S. | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Gadambabathan, T. | en_US |
| dc.creator.corporateauthor | Sri Lanka Medical Association | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2014-10-29T09:18:36Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2014-10-29T09:18:36Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2000 | en_US |
| dc.description | Indexed in MEDLINE | |
| dc.description.abstract | Case studies of 1) a 9 year old boy who became extremely fearful and lost interest in his school work after watching a stressful event on TV. 2) a 5 year old girl who became fearful and withdrawn, had nightmares after watching a similar event on TV. Post traumatic stress disorder is an intense prolonged and sometimes delayd reaction to extremely stressful events, characterised by persistent hyperarousal, re-experiencing of images of the event and avoidance of reminders. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | The Ceylon Medical Journal. 2000; 45(4): pp.177-178 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.department | Psychiatry | en_US |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0009-0875 (Print) | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/1428 | |
| dc.publisher | Sri Lanka Medical Association | en_US |
| dc.subject | Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic | en_US |
| dc.subject | Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic-etiology | en_US |
| dc.subject | Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic-diagnosis | en_US |
| dc.title | Post-traumatic stress disorder after watching violent scenes on television | en_US |
| dc.type | Case Report | en_US |
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