PEDIATRICS Vol. 79 No. 2 February 1987, pp. 317
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Too Many Warnings on Missing Children

GORDON GREEN MD1

1 1936 Amelia Court, Dallas, TX 75235

To the Editor.—

The statement on missing children by the Committee on Early Childhood, Adoption, and Dependent Care (Pediatrics 1986;78:370-372) is helpful in defining the role of the pediatrician in dealing with this tragic situation. It did not, however, address a secondary problem that is now being seen.

One result of the extensive media attention and public awareness of the problem of missing children is a heightened level of anxiety in the kids themselves. Some children are fearful to go outdoors, even in their own familiar neighborhoods.