Linking PTSD and Medical Trauma, Part 2

Linking PTSD and Medical Trauma, Part 2

The first post in this series explored how invasive medical procedures can cause PTSD in children. The post listed four factors that increase the likelihood of PTSD developing. The factors are: Timing Anesthesia Age of patient Previous Trauma History As promised in...
Linking PTSD and Medical Trauma, Part 1

Linking PTSD and Medical Trauma, Part 1

When our son was born in 1982 and flown 750 miles away for life-saving surgery, we asked the medical professionals if the surgery and recovery would somehow affect him later on. “No,” we were told repeatedly, “he’s too young to remember....