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Article: PTSD found in 16% of teens 1 year after organ transplant.(Adolescent Health)(posttraumatic stress disorder)
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- Internal Medicine News
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- August 1, 2005
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LOS ANGELES -- Adolescents who have experienced a significant, life-threatening illness can develop posttraumatic stress disorder, according to a study of 104 transplant patients.
The investigators found that 1 year after an organ transplant procedure, 16% of the patients met all of the criteria for a posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) diagnosis, and another 14% met two of the three criteria, said Margaret L. Stuber, M.D., at the annual meeting of the Society for Adolescent Medicine.
Other studies have documented PTSD responses to childhood cancer, diabetes, and burns, said Dr. Stuber, professor of psychiatry at the University of California, Los ...