Complex trauma
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Complex trauma refers to traumatic events that are chronic, interpersonal, and occur within the context of caregiving relationships; the term also describes the pattern of symptoms associated with such experiences. This article explores the prevalence, causes, and phenomenology of complex trauma in children and adolescents. The investigators also describe family-related and system-related issues, assessment strategies, diagnostic challenges, and clinical intervention options.
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Complex trauma is associated with complex post-traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD).
“Complex trauma is associated with complex-posttraumatic stress disorder (CPTSD).”
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- Authors
- Kliethermes, M., Schacht, M., & Drewry, K.
- Affiliations
- University of Missouri–St. Louis (US)
- Corresponding author
- Kliethermes, Matthew
- Venue
- Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2014-04
- Volume
- 23
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 339-361
- ISSN
- 1056-4993 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W4211197199
- Cited by
- 69
- References
- 119
- Citations by year
- 2026: 7 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 16 · 2023: 9 · 2022: 10 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 1
- FWCI
- 0.15
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research
- Keywords
- complex trauma, caregiving relationships, children and adolescents, prevalence, causes, symptom phenomenology, family problems, assessment methods, diagnostic challenges, clinical intervention
- MeSH terms
- Adaptation, Psychological, Adolescent, Brain Diseases, Child, Developmental Disabilities, Child, Preschool, Humans, Life Change Events, Stress, Psychological, Stress Disorders, Traumatic
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