| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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lost interest in his school work after watching a stressful event on TV. 2) a 5 year old girl who became fearful and withdrawn, had nightmares after watching a similar event on TV.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 |