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Is one child at greater risk for a severe emotional reaction after a school school shooting than another?

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Hayley Sherwood
Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Reston Psychological Center, P.C.
www.restonpsych.com  
(703) 437-3236

Dr. Sherwood is a licensed clinical psychologist in private practice at Reston Psychological Center, P.C., in Reston, Virginia.  She specializes in parenting, family, and women's issues.  She has extensive experience with clients with a variety of emotional and behavioral difficulties in clinical, community, and school settings.  Dr. Sherwood received her doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology from Temple University in 2000.  She is a member of the American Psychological Association, the Virginia Psychological Association, the Northern Virginia Society of Clinical Psychologists, and the National Register for Health Service Providers in Psychology.

Is one child at greater risk for a severe emotional reaction after a school school shooting than another?

 

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Host: Is one child at a greater risk for a severe emotional reaction after a school shooting than another?

Dr. Hayley Sherwood: Some children or adolescents are more likely to have a strong emotional reaction to a school shooting, especially those who are directly involved in the trauma especially as a victim, have prolonged exposure to the event are temperamentally prone to anxiety or other mental health problems, have a history of behavioral problems, or at similar age to the shooter or victims, have been previously traumatized including victims of child abuse and witnesses to domestic violence, have limited family and social support or have ongoing stressers such as divorce, a new home or school or financial difficulty.

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