@article{ref1,
title="PTSD symptom cluster profiles of youth who have experienced sexual or physical abuse",
journal="Child abuse and neglect",
year="2014",
author="Runyon, Melissa K. and Deblinger, Esther and Steer, Robert A.",
volume="38",
number="1",
pages="84-90",
abstract="The research examined whether youth (6-17 years old) who were referred for treatment due to sexual, physical, or both types of abuse presented with distinct profiles of PTSD DSM-IV-TR symptom clusters. When examining data for the 749 youth participants, five PTSD symptom cluster profiles were identified with each profile representing approximately 20% of the youth. The five profiles were also differentiated with respect to being referred for physical or sexual abuse, age, parental ratings of internalizing symptoms, and self-reported depression. The youth referred for treatment in the aftermath of child sexual, physical, or both sexual and physical abuse presented with different profiles of PTSD symptom clusters thereby suggesting a need for individualized tailoring of evidenced-based treatments. Two cognitive behavioral approaches, designed for traumatized children and either their nonoffending or offending parents, were described for treating youth with the distinct PTSD profiles.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0145-2134",
doi="10.1016/j.chiabu.2013.08.015",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2013.08.015"
}