Post-traumatic stress disorder after watching violent scenes on television

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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.date.accessioned	2014-10-29T09:18:36Z
dc.date.available	2014-10-29T09:18:36Z
dc.date.issued	2000	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	The Ceylon Medical Journal. 2000; 45(4): pp.177-178	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0009-0875 (Print)	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/1428
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lost interest in his school work after watching a stressful event on TV. 2) a 5 year old girl who became fearful and withdrawn, had nightmares after watching a similar event on TV.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.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
dc.identifier.department	Psychiatry	en_US
dc.creator.corporateauthor	Sri Lanka Medical Association	en_US
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