Children & Youth

Donald E Greydanus, MD, Dr. HC (Athens), FAAP, FSAM (Emeritus), FIAP (HON) is Professor and Founding Chair of the Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, as well as Pediatrics Program Director at the Western Michigan University Homer Stryker MD School of Medicine (WMED), Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA. He is also Professor of Pediatrics and Human Development at Michigan State University College of Human Medicine (East Lansing, Michigan, USA) as well as Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at MSU College of Osteopathic Medicine in East Lansing, Michigan, USA. Received the 1995 American Academy of Pediatrics' Adele D. Hofmann Award for Distinquished Contributions in Adolescent Health, the 2000 Mayo Clinic Pediatrics Honored Alumnus Award for National Contributions to the field of Pediatrics, and the 2003 William B Weil, Jr., MD Endowed Distinguished Pediatric Faculty Award from Michigan State University College of Medicine for National and international recognition as well as exemplary scholarship in pediatrics. Received the 2004 Charles R Drew School of Medicine (Los Angeles, CA) Stellar Award for contributions to pediatric resident education and awarded an honorary membership in the Indian Academy of Pediatricsan honor granted to only a few pediatricians outside of India. Was the 2007-2010 Visiting Professor of Pediatrics at Athens University, Athens, Greece and received the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine Outstanding Community Faculty Award in 2008 Joav Merrick, MD, MMedSci, DMSc, (Medical Director, Health Services, Division for Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Ministry of Social Affairs and Social Services, Jerusalem, Israel; Division of Adolescent Medicine, KY Childrens Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Lexington, Kentucky, US; National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Jerusalem, Israel; Division of Pediatrics, Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Centers, Mt Scopus Campus, Jerusalem, Israel; School of Public Health, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, US)

Preface; Introduction; Introduction to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder & Motor Vehicle Crashes in Children & Adolescents: A Historically Delayed Realization; The Killing Fields on the Roads: Can We Protect the Teen Driver?; Demographics; Assessment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Children & Adolescents Subsequent to Motor Vehicle Crash; Differential Diagnosis & Comorbid Conditions; The Psychological Impact of Motor Vehicle Crashes (MVC) on Children & Adolescents; Assessment, Early Intervention & Evidence-Based Treatments for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Children Following Motor Vehicle Accidents; Youth Motor-Vehicle Collision Survivors in the Classroom; Resilience in Youth after Motor Vehicle Accidents; Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder & Motor Vehicle Crashes in Children & Adolescents: What Does the Future Hold?; Index.