Complex posttraumatic stress disorder in adolescence: A two-year follow-up study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Complex posttraumatic stress disorder is a new diagnosis in the 11th edition of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11). There is a need for a better understanding of complex PTSD in children and adolescents.

Objective

The study aimed to estimate the factors associated with chronic complex PTSD versus recovery of complex PTSD in adolescents in a 2-year follow-up study.

Method

In total, 66 adolescents, mean age 14.5, 73% female, identified as having complex PTSD using self-report at baseline recruited from a general population sample, were included in the study. The International Trauma Questionnaire - Child and Adolescent Version (ITQ-CA) was used for the assessment of complex PTSD.

Results

Overall, 36% of the study sample has been iden

SUBMITTER: Kazlauskas E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10945978 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature