OBJECTIVE This study tested theoretical models of the relationship between pain and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in children with traumatic brain injury (TBI). METHODS Participants consisted of 195 children aged 6-15 years presenting to 1 of 3 Australian hospitals following a mild-severe TBI. Children were assessed at 3, 6, and 18 months after their accident for PTSD (via the Clinicia...

This study (a) assessed whether child neglect is associated with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and dissociative symptoms in the preschool period and (b) examined the role of quality of mother-child affective communication in the development of trauma-related symptoms among neglected children. Participants were 33 neglected and 72 non-neglected preschoolers (mean age = 60 months). Neglect...

BACKGROUND Former child soldiers are at risk of developing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); however, the trajectory of symptoms has yet to be examined. AIMS The risk and protective factors associated with PTSD symptom change among former child soldiers in Sierra Leone were investigated. METHOD Data from 243 former child soldiers (mean age 16.6 years, 30% female) were analysed. RESUL...

OBJECTIVE This pilot study evaluated outcomes for a modified 12-session protocol of cognitive-behavioral therapy for childhood traumatic grief (CBT-CTG) conducted between March 2004 and October 2005. CTG is an emerging condition characterized by a combination of posttraumatic stress and unresolved grief symptoms. This two-module treatment model consisting of sequential trauma- and grief-focused...

conclusions ptsd from childbirth occurs in some women. early identification of risk factors should lead to early therapeutic intervention in the mothers at risk of ptsd. results one hundred and three (17. 2%) women had symptoms of ptsd following childbirth based on the ptsd symptom scale (pss). the results of logistic regression analysis revealed a significant correlation between maternal occup...

OBJECTIVE To examine whether the number of maternal psychopathologies is associated with increased clinically significant behavioral problems in preschool children exposed to disaster, using child behavior ratings from multiple informants. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. SETTING Lower Manhattan, New York, New York. PARTICIPANTS One hundred two preschool child-mother dyads directly exposed t...

Abstract Parents of children with severe inborn errors metabolism frequently face stressful events related to the disease their child and are consequently at high risk for developing parental posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Assessment subsequent treatment PTSD in these parents is however not common clinical practice. can be effectively treated by Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing ...

<p style="text-align: justify;">Postpartum posttraumatic stress disorder (PP-PTSD) is quite common, with long-term adverse impact on mothers and their children. According to various studies, 3% 45.5% of women perceive childbirth experience as traumatic, 3.1% 43% further develop postpartum disorder. PP-PTSD a relatively new field study, therefore, there need in systematization the data pub...

OBJECTIVE The present article presents a meta-analysis of studies examining the association between parent posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)/depression symptoms and child PTSD symptoms (PTSS) after a child's exposure to a traumatic event while considering multiple moderating factors to explain heterogeneity of effect sizes. METHODS 35 studies were included: 32 involving the association bet...