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Post-traumatic stress disorder in abused Spanish children

Objective: To estimate the prevalence of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) according to DSM-IV-TR criteria in Spanish children exposed to chronic abuse, and to establish the differences in PTSD between children in care and those exposed to intimate partner violence. Method: A total of 211 childr...

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Main Author: Castro Sáez, Maravillas (author)
Other Authors: Martínez Pérez, Antonia (author), López-Soler, Concepción (author), López-García, Juan José (author), Alcántara-López, Mavi (author)
Format: article
Language:Spanish
Published: 2019
Subjects:
child abuse
intimate partner violence exposure
children in care
PTSD
DSM
abuso infantil
exposición a violencia de género
menores tutelados
TEPT
Online Access:https://revistas.ucu.edu.uy/index.php/cienciaspsicologicas/article/view/1894
https://hdl.handle.net/10895/5460
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Summary:Objective: To estimate the prevalence of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) according to DSM-IV-TR criteria in Spanish children exposed to chronic abuse, and to establish the differences in PTSD between children in care and those exposed to intimate partner violence. Method: A total of 211 children (8-17 years old) (Abuse Group; EG=102, Control Group; CG=109). Results: The prevalence of PTSD was 1.8% in the control group and 16.7% in abuse children. The PTSD prevalence is significantly higher in EG than in CG. Among boys there was no significant difference between EG and CG, and in girls was significantly higher in EG than CG. Conclusion: Children exposed to intimate partner violence have the same prevalence of PTSD as direct victims of abuse and it is far higher than that found in the general population. A greater coordination among judicial, social and health services is necessary with the aim of protecting children.

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