An Examination of Exposure to Traumatic Events and Symptoms and Strengths for Children Served in a Behavioral Health System of Care

Autor/inn/en	Whitson, Melissa L.; Connell, Christian M.; Bernard, Stanley; Kaufman, Joy S.
Titel	An Examination of Exposure to Traumatic Events and Symptoms and Strengths for Children Served in a Behavioral Health System of Care
Quelle	In: Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 20 (2012) 3, S.193-207 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1063-4266
DOI	10.1177/1063426610380596
Schlagwörter	Family Violence; Sexual Abuse; Emotional Disturbances; Children; Behavior Problems; Models; Outcomes of Treatment; Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sexueller Missbrauch; Gefühlsstörung; Child; Kind; Kinder; Analogiemodell
Abstract	The present study examined how exposure to traumatic events affects children with severe emotional disturbance who are being served in a school-based system of care. Multilevel growth curve models were used to examine the relationships between a child's history of traumatic events (physical abuse, sexual abuse, or domestic violence) and behavioral and emotional strengths, internalizing problem behaviors, and externalizing problem behaviors over 18 months. Results indicate that children receiving services (N = 134) exhibited increased emotional and behavioral strengths and decreased internalizing and externalizing problem behaviors from enrollment to 18-month follow-up. Children with a history of traumatic events improved more slowly than children without such a history on both strengths and internalizing problem behaviors, even after controlling for dosage of services received and other characteristics previously found to predict outcomes. Gender was also related to improvement in internalizing symptoms. Results highlight the continued need to assess the impact of exposure to traumatic events for children served in a system of care. (Contains 4 tables and 3 figures.)s (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10