Which of the following statements regarding posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and children is accurate?
A) The risk of developing PTSD following leukemia treatment is about the same as all children of the same age.
B) Best practices demonstrate that adolescents who have PTSD are at increased risk of drug abuse.
C) In a family unit where one child is diagnosed with cancer, all the children in the household are at increased risk for developing PTSD.
D) Children who were abused during childhood are more likely to be diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder rather than PTSD.
Ans: B
For adolescents, PTSD was associated with an increased risk of drug use (see Box 17.4). Childhood cancer survivors have been found to have four times the risk of developing PTSD as their siblings. In another study of childhood cancer survivors, nearly 16% had PTSD. Similarly, high rates of PTSD have been reported among patients with alcohol and drug dependence who experienced childhood abuse.
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