Factors related to posttraumatic stress disorder in adolescence.
Abstract
Studies of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in adolescence published from 2000
to 2011 indicate that adolescents are at greater risk of experiencing trauma than
either adults or children, and that the prevalence of PTSD among adolescents is 3-57%.
Age, gender, type of trauma, and repeated trauma are discussed as factors related
to the increased rates of adolescent PTSD. PTSD in adolescence is also associated
with suicide, substance abuse, poor social support, academic problems, and poor physical
health. PTSD may disrupt biological maturational processes and contribute to the long-term
emotion and behavior regulation problems that are often evident in adolescents with
the disorder. Recommendations are presented for practice and research regarding the
promotion of targeted prevention and intervention services to maximize adolescents'
strengths and minimize vulnerabilities. Public policy implications are discussed.
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Journal articleSubject
AdolescentChild Abuse
Humans
Risk Factors
Sex Factors
Sex Offenses
Social Support
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
Substance-Related Disorders
Suicide, Attempted
Violence
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https://hdl.handle.net/10161/13515Published Version (Please cite this version)
10.1177/1524838012447698Publication Info
Nooner, Kate B; Linares, L Oriana; Batinjane, Jessica; Kramer, Rachel A; Silva, Raul;
& Cloitre, Marylene (2012). Factors related to posttraumatic stress disorder in adolescence. Trauma Violence Abuse, 13(3). pp. 153-166. 10.1177/1524838012447698. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/13515.This is constructed from limited available data and may be imprecise. To cite this
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Kate B Nooner
Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Dr. Kate Brody Nooner has NIH-funded research and collaborates with Dr. David Goldston
at Duke to conduct research as part of the National Consortium on Alcohol & Neurodevelopment
in Adolescence. She is also a tenured full Professor in the Department of Psychology
at the University of North Carolina Wilmington.

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