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PTSD symptom cluster profiles of youth who have experienced sexual or physical abuse
- Authors:
- RUNYON Melissa K., DEBLINGER Esther, STEER Robert A.
- Journal article citation:
- Child Abuse and Neglect, 38(1), 2014, pp.84-90.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
The research examined whether youth (6–17 years old) who were referred for treatment due to sexual, physical, or both types of abuse presented with distinct profiles of PTSD DSM-IV-TR symptom clusters. When examining data for the 749 youth participants, five PTSD symptom cluster profiles were identified with each profile representing approximately 20% of the youth. The five profiles were also differentiated with respect to being referred for physical or sexual abuse, age, parental ratings of internalising symptoms, and self-reported depression. The youth referred for treatment in the aftermath of child sexual, physical, or both sexual and physical abuse presented with different profiles of PTSD symptom clusters thereby suggesting a need for individualised tailoring of evidenced-based treatments. Two cognitive behavioural approaches, designed for traumatised children and either their nonoffending or offending parents, were described for treating youth with the distinct PTSD profiles (Edited publisher abstract)