Référence
Grisé Bolduc, M.E., Milot, T. et St-Laurent, D. (2019). The prevalence of developmental trauma disorder in a sample of children with and at risk for maltreatment. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 58(10), S161.
Résumé
Children exposed to repeated interpersonal trauma and adverse childhood experiences can develop sequelae that extend beyond the symptoms of PTSD and are often better described within the concept of complex trauma. However, no diagnosis exists to capture this reality. To fill this gap, a group of experts in the field developed the proposal of developmental trauma disorder (DTD) as a diagnosis for children and adolescents. DTD warrants investigation as a potential diagnosis of a complex variant of PTSD. Our objective is to document the prevalence of DTD in a sample group of maltreated (according to Child Protective Services [CPS]) and at-risk children (low socioeconomic status [SES]). Our hypothesis is that 15 percent to 35 percent of children will meet DTD criteria B, C, and D.
