The strength of automatic associations between the self and PTSD-symptoms in trauma exposed adolescents
Completed
- Conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and trauma10002861
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON37302
- Lead Sponsor
- Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 128
Inclusion Criteria
(1) Experienced sexual trauma
(2) Age between 12 and 18 years
(3) Of the 128 patients, 64 have current DSM-IV diagnosis of PTSD and, 64 have no current PTSD diagnosis, both established with the PTSD section of the Kiddie-Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia-Present and Lifetime Version (K-SADS-PL) and the UCLA PTSD Reaction Index (PTSD-RI).
Exclusion Criteria
(1) Mental retardation
(2) Insufficient ability to speak and write Dutch
(3) Trauma caused by a caregiver who is part of the current primary care system
(4) Current DSM-IV diagnosis of PTSD of the caregiver
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Reaction Times (RTs) of the two combined blocks of the Single Target Implicit<br /><br>Association Test (STIAT).</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>The secondary study parameters (child) are:<br /><br>- Explicit self-esteem measured by the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES)<br /><br>- Implicit self-esteem measured by a computerized version of the Name-Letter<br /><br>Task (NLT).<br /><br>- Explicit trauma identification measured by the Centrality of Event Scale<br /><br>(CES)<br /><br>- Explicit trauma identification measured by the Inclusion of Trauma in the<br /><br>Self Scale (ITSS)</p><br>