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Relationship Between Type of Trauma Exposure and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Among Urban Children and Adolescents

Rohini Luthra

Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, rohini.luthra{at}mssm.edu

Robert Abramovitz

Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services, New York

Rick Greenberg

Episcopal Social Services, New York

Alan Schoor

Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services, New York

Jeffrey Newcorn

Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York

James Schmeidler

Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York

Paul Levine

Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services, New York

Yoko Nomura

Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York

Claude M. Chemtob

Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York

This study examines the association between trauma exposure and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among 157 help-seeking children (aged 8-17). Structured clinical interviews are carried out, and linear and logistic regression analyses are conducted to examine the relationship between PTSD and type of trauma exposure controlling for age, gender, and ethnicity. Confrontation with traumatic news, witnessing domestic violence, physical abuse, and sexual abuse are each significantly associated with PTSD. Witnessing a crime, being the victim of a crime, and exposure to accidents, fire, or disaster are not associated with PTSD. These findings underscore the association between interpersonal violence and childhood PTSD.

Key Words: interpersonal violence • trauma exposure • PTSD

This version was published on November 1, 2009

Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Vol. 24, No. 11, 1919-1927 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/0886260508325494
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