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Effects of Violence

EFFECTS OF VIOLENCE ON CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS Summary by C. Petersen EVERY THREE HOURS A GUN KILLS A CHILD Children’s Defense Fund, 2002 FACTORS RELATED TO VIOLENCE POVERTY CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE Petersen...

Pharmacologic Treatment of Social Phobia

Pediatric Social Phobia and Treatment with SSRI Antidepressants Kourtney Koslosky Penn State College of Medicine October 19, 2007 Overview (1) Social phobia, or social anxiety disorder, is characterized by a persistent and intense fear or anxiety of at least one...

Self Mutilative Behavior

Understanding Self Mutilative Behavior Jill Flemming High Penn State College of Medicine March 2005 Self Mutilative Behavior (SMB) definition: -Deliberate damage to one’s own body tissue without suicidal intent -Part of the larger class of self-injurious behavior...
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