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Back to Episodes11. How to recognize traumatic stress in kids and get help w/ Dr. Brooks Keeshin
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Did you know that 10% of kids in primary care are suffering from post-traumatic stress? We talk with Dr. Brooks Keeshin, child abuse pediatrician and child psychiatrist, about how to use the Pediatric Traumatic Stress Screening Tool to recognize the signs of PTSD, intervene and get kids the help they need.
Key points include:
1. Some kids with PTSD can seem like they are doing fine
2. PTSD symptoms can be confused with ADHD, anxiety, and/or depression
3. Screen all kids 11 years and older using the Pediatric Traumatic Stress Screening Tool
4. Assess all kids with a positive screen for safety
5. Refer kids with PTSD to Trauma-focused CBT
6. Try to address 1 impairing symptoms (usually sleep) at the visit
To access the Pediatric Traumatic Stress Screening Tool, visit https://utahpips.org/cpm/
Our guest: Brooks Keeshin, M.D., is a child abuse pediatrician and child psychiatrist in the Division of Child Protection and Family Health at the University of Utah and the Center for Safe and Healthy Families at Intermountain Healthcare’s Primary Children’s Hospital.
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