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Differential relationships of childhood abuse and neglect subtypes to PTSD symptom clusters among adolescent inpatients
Author(s) -
Sullivan Tami P.,
Fehon Dwain C.,
AndresHyman Raquel C.,
Lipschitz Deborah S.,
Grilo Carlos M.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of traumatic stress
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.259
H-Index - 134
eISSN - 1573-6598
pISSN - 0894-9867
DOI - 10.1002/jts.20092
Subject(s) - neglect , psychological abuse , sexual abuse , psychology , physical abuse , clinical psychology , child abuse , psychiatry , victimology , poison control , posttraumatic stress , injury prevention , medicine , medical emergency
This article investigates whether childhood abuse and neglect subtypes (i.e., physical, sexual, and emotional abuse, and physical and emotional neglect) differentially predict the severity of individual posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptom clusters and overall posttraumatic stress. Eighty‐nine patients admitted to the short‐term adolescent treatment unit of a psychiatric hospital completed a battery of psychological assessments. Findings of multiple regression analyses showed that emotional and sexual abuse rather than physical abuse, emotional neglect, or physical neglect is related to individual symptom cluster severity and overall posttraumatic stress. Results suggested that a greater level of specificity is necessary when assessing child abuse and posttraumatic stress because each level provides more specific information about how to intervene to reduce the risk of negative outcomes.