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Sexually and physically abused adolescents: An empirical search for PTSD
Author(s) -
Hillary Brooke E.,
Schare Mitchell L.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(199303)49:2<161::aid-jclp2270490206>3.0.co;2-o
Subject(s) - psychology , clinical psychology , injury prevention , poison control , human factors and ergonomics , medical emergency , medicine
Recently, clinical manifestations of post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in children and adolescents have been investigated, yet little is known about its assessment or diagnosis. Few empirically based studies appear in the PTSD literature on non‐adult populations. Data were collected from 19 physically and sexually abused adolescents (aged 13–18 years) who were living in a group home setting. Subjects were administered the MMPI, Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), and Spielberger State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI). Results suggest that the subjects were moderately depressed and anxious, but that these adolescents did not manifest significant symptomatology of PTSD similar to that seen in adult, civilian PTSD populations using comparable MMPl measures. Implications of these findings for assessment purposes are discussed.