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Post-Traumatic Stress in Children and Adolescents

Season 9 Episode 5 | 26m 46s

Exploring how PTSD looks different in children than in adults, what factors contribute to trauma’s long-term effects, unique treatments for youth, and the need for suicide prevention awareness in young people’s lives. Guest: Ryan Herringa, M.D., Ph.D, University of Wisconsin Health Professor in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.

Aired: 04/30/24 | Expires: 04/30/27
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