Risky behaviors and depression in conjunction with or in the absence of lifetime history of PTSD
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2010
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National Institutes of Health
Child Maltreatment
Child Maltreatment
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While posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is often considered the primary problematic outcome of child sexual abuse (CSA), a number of other, relatively understudied negative sequelae appear to be prevalent as well. The authors studied data from 269 adolescents with a CSA history from the National Survey of Adolescents-Replication Study to examine the prevalence of risky behaviors (i.e., problematic alcohol and drug use, delinquent behavior) and depression in this sample. The frequencies of these problems in youth with and without a history of PTSD also were examined. Results indicated that risky behaviors and depression were reported as or more frequently than PTSD. Among youth with a history of PTSD, depression and delinquent behavior were more common than among those without a history of PTSD. However, there were no differences between adolescents with and without a history of PTSD in reported problematic substance use. Findings highlight the need for comprehensive trauma-informed interventions for CSA-exposed adolescents.
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Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Effects -- Psychological, Effects -- Long term, Child abuse, Abuse-sexual, Abuse-sexual -- substance, Behavior, Effects -- Adverse childhood