@article{ref1,
title="Parent-child discordance and child trauma symptomatology throughout therapy: correlates and treatment response",
journal="Journal of family violence",
year="2018",
author="Bambrah, Veerpal and Mastorakos, Tessie and Cordeiro, Kristina M. and Thornback, Kristin and Muller, Robert T.",
volume="33",
number="4",
pages="281-295",
abstract="Children and their caregivers often disagree when reporting on child behavioural and emotional difficulties. But how does parent-child discordance relate to outcomes, particularly among children undergoing trauma therapy? This study examined parent-child discordance in relation to children's trauma symptoms and therapy outcomes. Participants included 96 trauma-exposed children and their caregivers, who received Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. Discordance was calculated using absolute difference scores between child- and parent- reported psychological symptoms. Parent-child discordance, calculated at pre-therapy, post-therapy, and at a six-month follow-up, predicted the severity of children's posttraumatic stress, dissociation, and internalizing and externalizing difficulties at each respective time-point. Pre-therapy discordance predicted improvements in externalizing behaviours after therapy and at follow-up. Improvements in discordance predicted improvements in trauma-specific symptoms over the course of treatment and at follow-up. The findings underscore how changes in parent-child discordance are related to child trauma symptoms and treatment response. Clinical implications and future directions are discussed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0885-7482",
doi="10.1007/s10896-017-9948-x",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10896-017-9948-x"
}