Co-Occurring Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Depression Among Young Children |
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| Authors: | Alison Salloum,Carly Johnco,Kristin M. Smyth,Tanya K. Murphy,Eric A. Storch |
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| Affiliation: | 1.School of Social Work, College of Behavioral and Community Sciences,University of South Florida,Tampa,USA;2.Centre for Emotional Health, Department of Psychology,Macquarie University,Sydney,Australia;3.Department of Pediatrics,University of South Florida,St. Petersburg,USA;4.Department of Social Work,Western Carolina University,Cullowhee,USA;5.Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Neurosciences,University of South Florida,Tampa,USA;6.All Children’s Hospital – Johns Hopkins Medicine,St. Petersburg,USA;7.Rogers Behavioral Health,Tampa,USA;8.Department of Health Policy and Management,University of South Florida,Tampa,USA |
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| Abstract: | The purpose of this study was to examine differences in: (1) mental health emotional and behavioral problems between young children experiencing PTSD with and without MDD; (2) the incidence of caregiver PTSD and MDD between children with PTSD?±?MDD; and (3) the number of traumatic events and interpersonal versus non-interpersonal nature of trauma events among children whose parents sought child trauma-focused treatment. Sixty-six caregivers of children aged 3–7 with PTSD completed semi-structured interviews regarding caregiver and child diagnoses, and caregivers completed self-report measures regarding child symptomatology. Results indicated that young children with PTSD?+?MDD had significantly higher internalizing symptoms, dissociative symptoms, and posttraumatic stress severity than those without comorbid MDD. There were no significant group differences in the incidence of caregiver PTSD or MDD, or the number or types of traumatic events. Future research to understand the unique contributors to the etiology of MDD in the context of PTSD among young children is needed. |
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