The Effect of Meditation in Treating Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Children After A Traumatic Event
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Authors
Ly, Songwah T.
Issue Date
2010
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Thesis
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en_US
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Abstract
Due to their young age, children and adolescents are extremely vulnerable to developing
mental health problems after a traumatic event. Children are also more susceptible to
developing secondary symptoms from traumatized family members even if the child was
not directly exposed to the event. A child's young age also makes it difficult to assess
adequately how to treat possible mental health consequences that can arise after the
trauma. There is a great need to develop with a treatment plan for the young population
after a traumatic event, because failure to do so could later lead to severe mental illness,
suicide, and/or alcohol abuse. A study is proposed to demonstrate how meditation or
mindfulness-based therapy can benefit the mental health of 800 New York Public school
students aged 10-18 who have been diagnosed with PTSD and/or depression.
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