Arch Pediat Adol Med
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Arch Pediat Adol Med · Mar 2002
Intracranial hemorrhage in children younger than 3 years: prediction of intent.
To determine whether certain computed tomographic imaging patterns in infants and young children with intracranial hemorrhage help predict intentional compared with unintentional injuries. ⋯ Computed tomographic imaging patterns of intracranial hemorrhage in children younger than 3 years help predict whether the injury was intentional.
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Arch Pediat Adol Med · Mar 2002
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical TrialPsychosocial intervention for postdisaster trauma symptoms in elementary school children: a controlled community field study.
Natural disasters negatively affect children's emotional and behavioral adjustment. Although treatments to reduce psychological morbidity following disasters are needed, it has been difficult to conduct treatment research in postdisaster environments because of the sensitivity of victims to perceived intrusiveness and exploitation. ⋯ School-based community-wide screening followed by psychosocial intervention seems to effectively identify and reduce children's disaster-related trauma symptoms and may facilitate psychological recovery. While group and individual treatments did not differ in efficacy, fewer children dropped out of the group treatment. This approach may be applicable to screening and treating children exposed to a variety of large-scale disasters.