[Trauma and traumatic disorders in children and adolescents].
Die amerikanischen «Complex Trauma Taskforce» des National Child Traumatic Stress Network schlagt die Diagnosekategorie der Entwicklungstraumastorung vor, um die Probleme von fruh and komplex traumatisierten Kindern besser zu erfassen.
Abstract
In recent years, the definitions of trauma and individual criteria of posttraumatic disorders as defined in ICD-10 and DSM-IV have been critically discussed. The category of acute stress disorder is questioned due to an over-emphasis on dissociative symptoms and a pathologizing of normal reactions after trauma. The criteria for posttraumatic stress disorder, especially those with regard to childhood and adolescence, need revision. Scheeringa and co-workers have since defined PTSD-criteria that are more suitable and specific for posttraumatic reactions and disorders in toddlers and children. Moreover, the "Complex Trauma Taskforce" of the National Child Traumatic Stress Network proposes a diagnosis called Developmental Trauma Disorder to better capture the problems of children suffering from early and complex traumata.