Empirical support for the definition of a complex trauma event in children and adolescents

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dc.contributor.authorWamser‐Nanney, R., & Vandenberg, B. R.
dc.date.accessioned2017-08-03T19:12:14Z
dc.date.available2017-08-03T19:12:14Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractComplex trauma events have been defined as chronic, interpersonal traumas that begin early in life (Cook, Blaustein, Spinazzola, & van der Kolk, 2003). The complex trauma definition has been examined in adults, as indicated by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th ed.; DSM-IV) field trial; however, this research was lacking in child populations. The symptom presentations of complexly traumatized children were contrasted with those exposed to other, less severe trauma ecologies that met 1 or 2 features of the complex trauma definition. Included in this study were 346 treatment-seeking children and adolescents (ages 3–18 years) who had experienced a traumatic event. Results indicated that child survivors of complex trauma presented with higher levels of generalized behavior problems and trauma-related symptoms than those who experienced (a) acute noninterpersonal trauma, (b) chronic interpersonal trauma that begins later in life, and (c) acute interpersonal trauma. Greater levels of behavioral problems were observed in children exposed to complex trauma as compared to those who experienced a traumatic event that begins early in life. These results provide support for the complex trauma event definition and suggest the need for a complex trauma diagnostic construct for children and adolescents.en_US
dc.identifier.citationWamser‐Nanney, R., & Vandenberg, B. R. (2013). Empirical support for the definition of a complex trauma event in children and adolescents. Journal of traumatic stress, 26(6), 671-678.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://s3.amazonaws.com/academia.edu.documents/37411238/Wamser-Nanney_et_al-2013-Journal_of_Traumatic_Stress.pdf?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAIWOWYYGZ2Y53UL3A&Expires=1501791024&Signature=8At3oVh8%2BtbbUajwGR%2Bt26LLhI4%3D&response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3DEmpirical_Support_for_the_Definition_of.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/3476
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherJournal of Traumatic Stressen_US
dc.subjectcomplex traumaen_US
dc.subjectdefinitionsen_US
dc.subjectdiagnosisen_US
dc.titleEmpirical support for the definition of a complex trauma event in children and adolescentsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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