Citation

Simons M, Herpertz-Dahlmann B. Z. Kinder Jugendpsychiatr Psychother. 2008; 36(3): 151-161.

Vernacular Title

Traumata und Traumafolgestorungen bei Kindern und Jugendlichen - eine kritische

Affiliation

Klinik für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie und -psychotherapie, RWTH Aachen.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, Verlag Hans Huber)

DOI

10.1024/1422-4917.36.3.151

PMID

18622975

Abstract

In recent years, the definitions of trauma and individual criteria of posttraumatic disorders as defined in ICD-10 and DSM-IV have been critically discussed. The category of acute stress disorder is questioned due to an over-emphasis on dissociative symptoms and a pathologizing of normal reactions after trauma. The criteria for posttraumatic stress disorder, especially those with regard to childhood and adolescence, need revision. Scheeringa and co-workers have since defined PTSD-criteria that are more suitable and specific for posttraumatic reactions and disorders in toddlers and children. Moreover, the "Complex Trauma Taskforce" of the National Child Traumatic Stress Network proposes a diagnosis called Developmental Trauma Disorder to better capture the problems of children suffering from early and complex traumata.

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