PTSD correlates with somatization in sexually abused children: Type of abuse moderates the effect of PTSD on somatization.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Somatization is a major post-traumatic symptom in sexually abused children. Thus, the present study aimed to determine the relationship between post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and somatization, and between intelligence and somatization in child sexual abuse victims and to elucidate whether type of abuse had an effect on the relationship between PTSD symptoms and somatization.

Methods

This study evaluated the somatizations (Child Behavioral Checklist/6-18 [CBCL]), PTSD symptoms (Trauma Symptom Checklist for Children [TSCC]), and intelligence levels of 63 sexually abused children. Correlation and regression analyses were performed to predict somatization based on PTSD symptoms, intelligence, age, and type of sexual abuse, and to find moderating effect of

SUBMITTER: Bae SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6013160 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature