Rates of post-traumatic stress disorder in trauma-exposed children and adolescents: meta-analysis
Monash University · Monash Institute of Medical Research · +6 more institutions
Abstract
It is unclear how many children and adolescents develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after trauma.
To determine the incidence of PTSD in trauma-exposed children and adolescents as assessed with well-established diagnostic interviews and to examine potential moderators of the estimate. METHOD: A systematic literature search identified 72 peer-reviewed articles on 43 independent samples (n = 3563). Samples consisting only of participants seeking or receiving mental health treatment were excluded. Main analyses involved pooled incidence estimates and meta-analyses of variance.
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 40.52
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 46
Authors
7- EAEva AlisicCorresponding
Monash University, Monash Institute of Medical Research
- AKAlyson K. Zalta
Rush University Medical Center
- FVFloryt van Wesel
- SESadie E. Larsen
Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee VA Medical Center
- GSGertrud Sofie Hafstad
Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies
Topics & keywords
- Meta-analysis
- Clinical psychology
- Traumatic stress
- Incidence (geometry)
- Psychology
- Psychiatry
- Interpersonal communication
- Medicine