Studied the interrelationships between symptoms complexes of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in Kuwaiti children traumatized by the Gulf Crisis, and examined the hypothesis that if reexperiencing (REX) is suppressed, then generalized arousal will increase and lead to problems with impulse control and/or somatic difficulties. 51 Kuwaiti children (aged 8-21 yrs) were administered the Child Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Reaction Index (C. Frederick, 1992). The study demonstrated an inverse relationship between the presence of REX symptoms and disturbed impulse control and somatic complaints. Although Ss showed the whole range of PTSD symptoms including REX, avoidance, and arousal symptoms, those Ss who reported a relative absence of REX phenomena showed an increase in generalized symptoms of arousal, including problems in impulse control and somatic complaints.