Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Children and Adolescents and Evaluation in Forensic Medicine

Authors

  • Işık Karakaya , Koceli Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Çocuk Ruh Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı
  • Başar Çolak , Koceli Üniversitesi Koceli Tıp Fakültesi Adli Tıp Anabilim Dalı

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17986/blm.2007122642

Keywords:

child, adolescent, ptsd, forensic evaluation

Abstract

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is one of the common disorders after the destructive traumatic experiences. PTSD associated traumas mostly have forensic properties and are handled by forensic medicine and psychiatry together. It is known that children and adolescents present different clinical conditions than adults and might not be accurately diagnosed because the symptoms are subliminal. In this paper, we tried to emphasize the clinical properties of PTSD, the evaluation and the importance of PTSD for forensic medicine.

Key words: Child, adolescent, PTSD, forensic evaluation.

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Karakaya I, Çolak B. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Children and Adolescents and Evaluation in Forensic Medicine. Bull Leg Med [Internet]. 2007 Aug. 1 [cited 2025 Sep. 6];12(2):82-7. Available from: https://www.adlitipbulteni.com/index.php/atb/article/view/642