Description

Children and adolescents who have been exposed to trauma have an increased risk of mental illness, including posttraumatic stress disorder and a wide range of other disorders. In fact, many develop broad psychopathology that challenges diagnostic boundaries. The mechanisms through which trauma exposure is linked with psychopathology are complex and include noncausal pathways and biological, psychological, and social factors. Targeting psychological processes with interventions, such as trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy, has been found to effectively treat posttraumatic stress disorder and cooccurring symptoms. However, most young people with trauma-related psychopathology do not access health services so they cannot benefit from evidence-based treatment. Future research that improves our understanding of broad trauma-related psychopathology and underlying mechanisms will reveal new targets for treatment and prevention interventions.

To enable more trauma-exposed young people to benefit from these interventions, clinical implementation must be a priority and will require increased capacity and innovative approaches. Knowledge about the impacts of child abuse and neglect (CAN) experiences on late adolescent psychopathology has been limited by a failure to consider the frequent co-occurrence of CAN types and potential unique impacts of specific combinations. Exposure to child abuse can lead to lasting mental health problems. Extant research has found that different types of child abuse tend to co-occur and overlap, which merits the investigation of the effects of exposure to multiple types of childhood mistreatment. Adolescents are vulnerable populations at risk for mental health disorders due to physical, social, and educational transitions and need to be assessed seriously, especially after the recent COVID-19 pandemic.

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Daniel
Journal Coordinator
Journal of Annals of Behavioural Science