What interventions do you recommend for preschool-aged children exposed to severe trauma (ex. sexual assault) but not displaying any observable signs of PTSD?

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Psychiatry · Children's Hospital Colorado

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I would be curious as to when the "assault" occurred in relation to the child being evaluated?
When one says that there are no PTSD symptoms, are they using the under-6 criteria?
PTSD symptoms are not the only response to an assault; children are more likely to demonstrate distress behaviorally, such as oppositionality, clinginess, etc., and with regression is recently learned skills, depending on their age, they may lose bowel and/or bladder control, recently learned speech, and even motor ski...

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