Childhood adversities and post-traumatic stress disorder: evidence for stress sensitisation in the World Mental Health Surveys

KA McLaughlin, KC Koenen, EJ Bromet… - The British journal of …, 2017 - cambridge.org
Background Although childhood adversities are known to predict increased risk of post-
traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after traumatic experiences, it is unclear whether this …

Childhood maltreatment, juvenile disorders and adult post-traumatic stress disorder: a prospective investigation

N Breslau, KC Koenen, Z Luo, J Agnew-Blais… - Psychological …, 2014 - cambridge.org
BackgroundWe examine prospectively the influence of two separate but potentially inter-
related factors in the etiology of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD): childhood …

The mediating role of post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms in the relationship between childhood adversities and depressive symptoms in two samples

HW Fung, WT Chien, HWH Ling, CA Ross… - Child Abuse & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Childhood adversities have been increasingly recognized as a significant risk
factor for depression. However, the underlying mediating mechanism between childhood …

Rates of post-traumatic stress disorder in trauma-exposed children and adolescents: meta-analysis

E Alisic, AK Zalta, F Van Wesel, SE Larsen… - The British Journal of …, 2014 - cambridge.org
BackgroundIt is unclear how many children and adolescents develop post-traumatic stress
disorder (PTSD) after trauma. AimsTo determine the incidence of PTSD in trauma-exposed …

Early childhood factors associated with the development of post-traumatic stress disorder: results from a longitudinal birth cohort

KC Koenen, TE Moffitt, R Poulton, J Martin… - Psychological …, 2007 - cambridge.org
Background. Childhood factors have been associated with increased risk of developing post-
traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Previous studies assessed only a limited number of …

Age of traumatisation as a predictor of post-traumatic stress disorder or major depression in young women

A Maercker, T Michael, L Fehm, ES Becker… - The British Journal of …, 2004 - cambridge.org
BackgroundFindings in developmental psychopathology suggest that traumatisation in
childhood may increase the risk of both post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and major …

Cumulative effect of multiple trauma on symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder, anxiety, and depression in adolescents

S Suliman, SG Mkabile, DS Fincham, R Ahmed… - Comprehensive …, 2009 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Recent literature has indicated that exposure to multiple traumatic events in
adults is associated with high levels of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, and …

Traumatic events and posttraumatic stress in childhood

WE Copeland, G Keeler, A Angold… - Archives of general …, 2007 - jamanetwork.com
Context Traumatic events are common and are related to psychiatric impairment in
childhood. Little is known about the risk for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) across …

Is developmental timing of trauma exposure associated with depressive and post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms in adulthood?

EC Dunn, K Nishimi, A Powers, B Bradley - Journal of psychiatric research, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Trauma exposure is a known risk factor for psychopathology. However, the
impact of the developmental timing of exposure remains unclear. This study examined the …

Vulnerability factors for disaster-induced child post-traumatic stress disorder: the case for low family resilience and previous mental illness

BM McDermott, VE Cobham, H Berry… - Australian & New …, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: The aim of the present study was to investigate whether parent report of family
resilience predicted children's disaster-induced post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and …