From childhood trauma to complex PTSD: a network analysis.

ABSTRACT: Background: Network analysis enables the understanding of complex posttraumatic stress disorder (CPTSD) as interconnected symptoms, with Bayesian networks allowing causal inference. However, existing network studies have included populations with varied trauma types and durations, yielding mixed results, and have rarely incorporated trauma histories into the analyses, despite their etiological significance.Objective: This study examines the structural relationships and potential pathways between childhood trauma types and CPTSD symptoms in individuals with interpersonal childhood trauma, aiming to identify possible key variables that could guide intervention targets.Method: The analysis included 249 adults with histories of interpersonal childhood trauma. Childhood tra

SUBMITTER: Kim E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12570249 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature