Psychopathological symptoms in school-aged children after a traumatic event.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Traumatic experiences in childhood can have far-reaching and serious consequences for the development of those affected. Little is known about the age- and sex-specific symptom patterns in children and adolescents following a traumatic event. These do not always manifest in symptoms that meet the diagnostic criteria for post-traumatic stress disorder according to ICD 10.

Methods

In an outpatient cohort of 84 children and adolescents aged 6 to 18 years, we utilised the dimensional Child Behaviour Checklist (CBCL) to analyse symptoms occurring within twelve months of a traumatic event as defined in ICD 10. Regression models were applied to examine the effects of sex, age, and their interaction. CBCL (sub-)scales from caregivers served as the outcome variables.

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SUBMITTER: Plumacher KS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11846328 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature