Traumatic events and posttraumatic stress symptoms in a treatment-seeking sample of Ukrainian children during the war.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Russian invasion of Ukraine resulted in a dramatic increase of children and adolescents being confronted with war and other traumatic experiences, which could result in an increase of trauma-related mental health disorders such as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in an entire generation. This study aims at reporting the prevalence of traumatic events, PTSD, and Complex PTSD (CPTSD) in children and adolescents seeking for mental health treatment since the Russian invasion. Additionally, the consistency of child and caregiver reported trauma, PTSD and CPTSD will be examined.

Methods

This study is part of the "TF-CBT Ukraine" project in which Ukrainian therapists were trained in assessing their patients via the "Child and Adolescent Trauma Screen" (CATS-2) be

SUBMITTER: Pfeiffer E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10858633 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature