Trauma and Young people may It is normal to experience Where symptoms Post traumatic develop PTSD if they symptoms of PTSD in the persist and are stress Disorder experience something few weeks following a trauma. having a significant where they feel very immediately after impact on the young “Debriefing” frightened, helpless and the trauma can make things person’s life or fear they might die. Many worse. However keeping things mental state, or the young people who as normal as possible, young person is felt experience horrible things maintaining the usual routines, to be depressed or recover without engaging in relaxing activities, having strong experiencing PTSD but exercising and spending time suicidal thoughts, some go on to experience with family and friends all help. then CAMHS will some troubling symptoms assess and offer including: flashbacks or Where symptoms are mild then treatment as nightmares, behaviour professionals should and indicated. “Watch changes such that they wait” offer support for 4-6 keep busy or preoccupied months before considering a with other things to avoid referral. having to think about the traumatic event, poor If symptoms increase and sleep, anxiety, irritability despite a period of time since the and fearfulness, hyper- trauma, the problems persist, vigilance, loss of appetite then refer to CAMHS. and depression. Young children may repetitively If related to domestic violence, re-enact the trauma in consider involving the play, independent domestic violence advocate (for 16 and over) 0800 6949 999. If related to sexual consider referral to Somerset and Avon rape and sexual abuse support service 0117 9250680. Feeding Food Refusal, Restricted Early intervention is key to the CAMHS to provide and Eating Eating or other successful treatment of an Difficulties developmental concerns eating disorder so, GPs, and CAMHS DO and parents play an important role in WITH THIS disordered identifying an emerging eating eating disorder. Development al or If concerned about a possible Emotional eating disorder the GP should based eating do a physical health check Difficulties including a height, weight calculation as junior Marsipan guidelines See below (
Trauma and Post traumatic stress Disorder Young people may develop PTSD if they experience something where they feel very frightened, helpless and fear they might die. Many young people who experience horrible things recover without experiencing PTSD but some go on to experience some troubling symptoms including: flashbacks or nightmares, behaviour changes such that they keep busy or preoccupied with other things to avoid having to think about the traumatic event, poor sleep, anxiety, irritability and fearfulness, hyper- vigilance, loss of appetite and depression. Young children may repetitively re-enact the trauma in play, It is normal to experience symptoms of PTSD in the few weeks following a trauma. “Debriefing” immediately after the trauma can make things worse. However keeping things as normal as possible, maintaining the usual routines, engaging in relaxing activities, exercising and spending time with family and friends all help. Where symptoms are mild then professionals should “Watch and wait” offer support for 4-6 months before considering a referral. If symptoms increase and despite a period of time since the trauma, the problems persist, then refer to CAMHS. If related to domestic violence, consider involving the independent domestic violence advocate (for 16 and over) 0800 6949 999. If related to sexual consider referral to Somerset and Avon rape and sexual abuse support service 0117 9250680. Where symptoms persist and are having a significant impact on the young person’s life or mental state, or the young person is felt to be depressed or having strong suicidal thoughts, then CAMHS will assess and offer treatment as indicated. Feeding and Eating Difficulties and disordered eating Development al or Emotional based eating Difficulties Food Refusal, Restricted Eating or other developmental concerns Early intervention is key to the successful treatment of an eating disorder so, GPs, and parents play an important role in identifying an emerging eating disorder. If concerned about a possible eating disorder the GP should do a physical health check including a height, weight calculation as junior Marsipan guidelines See below ( CAMHS to provide CAMHS DO WITH THIS
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