Nếu cha mẹ nghĩ rằng đứa trẻ đang bị căng thẳng hậu chấn thương tâm lý, họ nên tìm sự giúp đỡ từ một chuyên gia chuyên trong PTSD, như cách nó thể hiện ở trẻ em là độ tuổi cụ thể và có thể khác nhau để làm thế nào nó ảnh hưởng đến người lớn. | 54 SCHOOL PHOBIA PANIC ATTACKS AND ANXIETY IN CHILDREN If parents think the child is suffering from post-traumatic stress they should seek help from a professional who specialises in PTSD as the way it presents in children is age specific and can be different to how it affects adults. For example a child might believe in omens and the prediction of disastrous future events and have other problems additional to the symptoms of PTSD only some of which are mentioned Depression It is very distressing for a child to suffer from anxiety and panic attacks. The world may have suddenly become a very hostile place to her before she has even had a chance to understand it properly in a positive environment. A child who has anxiety disorders is at risk from developing depression either at the time or later in childhood or adolescence. She may see no way through and feel a deep unhappiness for a prolonged period of time. It is not something that she can snap out of. Suffering from anxiety and depression significantly increases the risks of suicide and attempted suicide. With some children their depression may be in response to a distressing life event such as their parents divorcing or one of them dying. Some common symptoms of depression in children are being more irritable angry agitated or hostile than normal crying fatigue having headaches and stomachaches feeling useless feeling worthless lack of concentration or ability to make decisions lack of interest in things going on around her and enjoying things less than she used to lethargy and lack of motivation to do anything at all not being able to sleep or stay asleep all night or sleeping much more than normal ANXIETY DISORDERS 55 poor appetite and weight loss in some cases it can be weight gain thinking of death or suicide a great deal. If parents think the child is depressed they should seek help from her doctor. Bedwetting enuresis There can be many reasons for a child to wet her bed beyond the age of five. .
