Study: Treating post-traumatic stress first helps children overc...

Courtesy EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health  Mon, 04/07/2008 - 23:00

Post traumatic stress disorder is commonly thought to effect victims of major trauma and those who witness violence, but a new University of Georgia study finds that it also can effect children who have lost a parent expectedly to diseases such as cancer.The finding, scheduled to be published in the May issue of the journal Research on Social Work Practice, has major implications for helping children cope with grief, said lead author Rene Searles McClatchey.

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