"While most children cannot be shielded from emotionally traumatic events, clinicians can target those who are most vulnerable to developing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)....
"Overall, 61 percent of the teens (ages 13 to 17) had been exposed to at least one potentially traumatic event in their lifetime, including interpersonal violence (such as rape, physical abuse or witnessing domestic violence), injuries, natural disasters and death of a close friend or family member. Nineteen percent had experienced three or more such events....
"Risk factors for lack of recovery from PTSD included underlying bipolar disorder, exposure to an additional traumatic event, living in poverty and being a U.S. native."
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-07-ptsd-traumatic-events-teens.html
McLaughlin, et al. (Aug. 2013). "Trauma Exposure and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in a National Sample of Adolescents." Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, (52)8. Abstract.
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