The Child Behavior Checklist as an indicator of posttraumatic stress disorder and dissociation in normative, psychiatric, and sexually abused children

2005 ◽  
Vol 18 (6) ◽  
pp. 697-705 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leslie Sim ◽  
William N. Friedrich ◽  
W. Hobart Davies ◽  
Bart Trentham ◽  
Liliana Lengua ◽  
...  
2000 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-36
Author(s):  
Neville King ◽  
Bruce J. Tonge ◽  
Paul Mullen ◽  
Nicole Myerson ◽  
David Heyne ◽  
...  

AbstractChild sexual abuse is a highly prevalent problem that frequently occasions the onset of posttraumatic stress disorder in the victimised youngster. Given the success of cognitive-behavioral interventions with adult trauma victims, it has been suggested that this treatment approach be applied to sexually abused children. We review the empirical support for the efficacy and acceptability of cognitive-behavioral strategies in the treatment of sexually abused children. Several clinical practice and research issues are also noted.


2009 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 417-433 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liana Furtado Ximenes ◽  
Raquel de Vasconcelos Carvalhães de Oliveira ◽  
Simone Gonçalves de Assis

O artigo apresenta a prevalência dos sintomas de transtorno de estresse pós-traumático (TEPT) em crianças escolares (6-13 anos) do município de São Gonçalo, Rio de Janeiro. Investiga também a associação entre TEPT, violência e outros eventos de vida adversos. O processo de amostragem utilizado foi por conglomerados em três estágios de seleção. Quinhentos pais dos estudantes foram entrevistados sobre o comportamento de seus filhos. Para avaliar os sintomas de TEPT, foi utilizado a Child Behavior Checklist -Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Scale (CBCL). Também foi aplicada a Escala Tática de Conflitos (CTS), que avalia violência familiar, e outros instrumentos que investigam o perfil socioeconômico da criança, a relação familiar, as características da criança e outros eventos de vida difíceis. Foi construído um modelo hierárquico de variáveis associadas ao TEPT, a partir do critério de 5% de significância. A prevalência dos sintomas de TEPT foi 6,5%. A análise estatística multivariada sugeriu um modelo explicativo de TEPT caracterizado por dezoito variáveis, como algumas características da criança, específicos eventos de vida adversos, violência familiar e outros fatores familiares. Os resultados revelam a necessidade de se trabalhar com a criança em momentos de sua vida especialmente difíceis, com a intenção de prevenir ou minimizar o seu impacto no funcionamento mental e social.


2014 ◽  
Vol 26 (4pt2) ◽  
pp. 1277-1287 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathryn K. Ridout ◽  
Stephanie H. Parade ◽  
Ronald Seifer ◽  
Lawrence H. Price ◽  
Joel Gelernter ◽  
...  

AbstractEvidence now implicates inflammatory proteins in the neurobiology of internalizing disorders. Genetic factors may influence individual responses to maltreatment; however, little work has examined inflammatory genetic variants in adults and none in children. The present study examined the role of an interleukin 1B gene (IL1B) variant in preschoolers exposed to maltreatment and other forms of adversity in internalizing symptom development. One hundred ninety-eight families were enrolled, with one child (age 3–5 years) from each family. Adversity measures included child protective service documentation of moderate–severe maltreatment in the last 6 months and interview-assessed contextual stressors. Internalizing symptoms were measured using the Child Behavior Checklist and the Diagnostic Infant and Preschool Assessment. Maltreated children had higher major depressive disorder (MDD) and posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and marginally higher internalizing symptoms on the Child Behavior Checklist. Controlling for age, sex, and race,IL1Bgenotype was associated with MDD symptoms (p= .002). Contextual stressors were significantly associated with MDD and posttraumatic stress disorder and marginally with internalizing symptoms. TheIL1Bgenotype interacted with contextual stress such that children homozygous for the minor allele had more MDD symptoms (p= .045). These results suggest that genetic variants ofIL1Bmay modulate the development of internalizing symptoms in the face of childhood adversity.


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