Follow-Up Study on Children Exposed to Trauma
Trauma-Exposed Children and Adolescents: A One-Year Follow-Up Study
Istanbul University
210 participants
Feb 17, 2025
OBSERVATIONAL
Conditions
Summary
As far as it is known, there is no longitudinal study in Turkey investigating the follow-up and treatment of children and adolescents exposed to trauma. This study is planned to reassess children and adolescents with trauma exposure who were evaluated in Istanbul Faculty of Medicine Child Psychiatry outpatient clinic as part of a thesis study one year ago (January-April 2024) and to examine how many of them continue to meet the criteria for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), how many receive a diagnosis of Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD), and which factors are associated with these outcomes. In this way, it is aimed to contribute to the literature on the long-term effects of trauma exposure. Additionally, since there is no scale in our country that assesses the diagnosis of CPTSD in children, the study also aims to translate the Child and Adolescent Trauma Screen Scale - 2 (CATS-2) into Turkish and examine its psychometric properties.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria3
- Children-adolescents who were exposed to at least one traumatic event and who were evaluated within the scope of the thesis study one year ago (January-April 2024),
- Children and adolescents aged 7-18,
- Children and/or parents with adequate literacy and Turkish language skills.
Exclusion Criteria3
- The presence of psychotic/manic symptoms in the child or parent during the interview or any condition that makes the interview and assessment impossible (e.g., mental or developmental condition or a different communication language),
- The child or parent refusing to participate in the study,
- The presence of autism spectrum disorder or intellectual disability at a severity that prevents assessment.
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NCT06975852