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Gepubliceerd in: Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology 4/2009

01-05-2009

Impact of Traumatic Life Events in a Community Sample of Toddlers

Auteurs: Elizabeth A. Mongillo, Margaret Briggs-Gowan, Julian D. Ford, Alice S. Carter

Gepubliceerd in: Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology | Uitgave 4/2009

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Abstract

Toddlers may be at particularly high risk for a number of psychiatric, developmental and neurobiological consequences in the aftermath of trauma. The social and emotional impact of potentially traumatic life events experienced between 6 and 36-months of age was assessed in an epidemiological birth cohort of 18- to 36-month-olds from the Greater New Haven Area. Event-exposed toddlers evidenced greater symptom severity on the ITSEA Internalizing, Externalizing, Dysregulation, Atypical and Maladaptive scales, as well on the CBCL Internalizing and Externalizing scales than those not exposed. Approximately one-fifth of event-exposed toddlers were reported by their parents to have experienced a dramatic change in functioning following the event, and were described as experiencing higher levels of symptoms consistent with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), namely re-experiencing and arousal, than exposed toddlers whose parents did not report a change in their functioning. Implications for clinicians and child care providers working with toddlers and their parents are discussed.
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Metagegevens
Titel
Impact of Traumatic Life Events in a Community Sample of Toddlers
Auteurs
Elizabeth A. Mongillo
Margaret Briggs-Gowan
Julian D. Ford
Alice S. Carter
Publicatiedatum
01-05-2009
Uitgeverij
Springer US
Gepubliceerd in
Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology / Uitgave 4/2009
Print ISSN: 2730-7166
Elektronisch ISSN: 2730-7174
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10802-008-9283-z

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