PTSD and complex PTSD in adolescence: discriminating factors in a population-based cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT: Background: Chronic and repeated trauma are well-established risk factors for complex posttraumatic stress disorder (CPTSD) in adult samples. Less is known about how trauma history and other factors contribute to the development of CPTSD in adolescence. Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the potential contribution of trauma history and social factors to CPTSD in adolescents. Method: In a cross-sectional community study of 1299 adolescents aged 12-16 years, PTSD (n = 97) and CPTSD (n = 108) was assessed with the Child and Adolescent version of the International Trauma Questionnaire (ITQ-CA). Trauma exposure, family functioning, school problems, and social support as potential discriminating factors between the PTSD and CPTSD groups were investi

SUBMITTER: Daniunaite I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8075084 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature