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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Maltreated Youth

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Many youth (children and adolescents) experience physical or sexual maltreatment, neglect, or other forms of abuse and subsequent symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder, or PTSD. Youth are at particular risk for PTSD if they experienced sexual and physical maltreatment for a longer duration and if threat or force was used. This chapter covers key aspects of posttraumatic stress disorder in maltreated youth, including epidemiology, associated symptoms and diagnoses, outcome, risk factors, and treatment strategies. Maltreated youth with PTSD are at risk for many internalizing and externalizing behavior problems, have varying outcomes, and demonstrate different biological and psychosocial risk factors. Cognitive-behavioral, pharmacological, and other treatments have been designed for this population and are described.

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Abbreviations

ADHD:

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

DSM-5:

Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th edition)

PTSD:

Posttraumatic stress disorder

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  1. Department of Psychology, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV, 89154-5030, USA

    Christopher A. Kearney, Emma H. Ross & Timothy L. Day

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  1. Buckinghamshire New University, Uxbridge, Middlesex, United Kingdom

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  2. Kings College, London, United Kingdom

    Victor R. Preedy

  3. University of Westminster, London, United Kingdom

    Vinood B. Patel

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Kearney, C.A., Ross, E.H., Day, T.L. (2015). Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Maltreated Youth. In: Martin, C., Preedy, V., Patel, V. (eds) Comprehensive Guide to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-08613-2_56-1

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