Sexually Abused Children at High Risk for Post-traumatic Stress Disorder

1992 ◽  
Vol 31 (5) ◽  
pp. 875-879 ◽  
Author(s):  
SUSAN V. McLEER ◽  
ESTHER DEBLINGER ◽  
DELMINA HENRY ◽  
HELEN ORVASCHEL
Keyword(s):  
High Risk ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Sexually Abused ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Abused Children ◽  
Post Traumatic ◽  
Sexually Abused Children

Sexually abused children and post-traumatic stress disorder

2000 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 365-375 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neville King ◽  
Bruce J Tonge ◽  
Paul Mullen ◽  
Nicole Myerson ◽  
David Heyne ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Sexually Abused ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Abused Children ◽  
Post Traumatic ◽  
Sexually Abused Children

scholarly journals Post-traumatic Stress Disorder in Sexually Abused Children: Secure Attachment as a Protective Factor

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karin Ensink ◽  
Peter Fonagy ◽  
Lina Normandin ◽  
Abby Rozenberg ◽  
Christina Marquez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Sexually Abused ◽  
Insecure Attachment ◽  
Secure Attachment ◽  
Trauma Symptoms ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Abused Children ◽  
Post Traumatic ◽  
Sexually Abused Children

The aim of the present study was to examine the hypothesis that attachment and childhood sexual abuse (CSA) interacted such that school aged CSA survivors with insecure attachment to parents would be at an elevated risk of developing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and trauma symptoms. Participants (n = 111, ages 7–12) comprised two groups, child CSA survivors (n = 43) and a matched comparison group of children (n = 68) recruited from the community. Children completed the Child Attachment Interview (CAI) as well as the Trauma Symptom Checklist for Children (TSCC). There was a significant interaction between sexual abuse history and attachment security, such that sexually abused children with insecure attachment representations had significantly more PTSD and trauma symptoms than sexually abused children with secure attachment to parents. The findings show that using a dual lens of attachment and CSA can facilitate the identification of children most at risk and has important implications for understanding risk and resilience processes.

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