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Complex Trauma in Children and Adolescents
Author(s):
Cook, Alexandra |
Spinazzola, Joseph |
Ford, Julian |
Lanktree, Cheryl |
Blaustein, Margaret |
Cloitre, Marylene |
DeRosa, Ruth |
Hubbard, Rebecca |
Kagan, Richard |
Liautaud, Joan |
Mallah, Karen |
Olafson, Erna |
van der Kolk, Bessel
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Description:
The term complex trauma describes the dual problem of children’s exposure to traumatic events and the impact of this exposure on immediate and long-term outcomes. Complex traumatic exposure refers to children’s experiences of multiple traumatic events that occur within the caregiving system – the social environment that is supposed to be the source of safety and stability in a child’s life. Typically, complex trauma exposure refers to the simultaneous or sequential occurrences of child maltreatment—including emotional abuse and neglect, sexual abuse, physical abuse, and witnessing domestic violence—that are chronic and begin in early childhood. Moreover, the initial traumatic experiences (e.g., parental neglect and emotional abuse) and the resulting emotional dysregulation, loss of a safe base, loss of direction, and inability to detect or respond to danger cues, often lead to subsequent trauma exposure (e.g., physical and sexual abuse, or community violence). (Authors)
Type of Resource:
Journal
Date Issued:
2005
Journal Name:
Psychiatric Annals
Volume:
35
Pages:
390-398
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