title: Posttraumatic stress symptom trajectories in children living in families reported for family violence.
abstract: The present study examined latent class trajectories of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and associations between demographics, prior trauma, and reason for referral on class membership. Children ages 7-18 (n=201) were recruited for participation in the Navy Family Study following reports to the U.S. Navy's Family Advocacy Program (FAP). Initial interviews were conducted 2-6 weeks following FAP referral, with follow-ups conducted at 9-12, 18-24, and 36-40 months. Growth mixture modeling revealed two latent class trajectories: a resilient class and a persistent symptom class. Relative to youth in the resilient class, participants in the persistent symptom class were more likely to be older and to report exposure to a greater number of trauma experiences at Time 1.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and the Bradley/Hasbro Children's Research Center, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI, USA.
authors.forename: Nicole R
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Nugent
authors.forename: Benjamin E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Saunders
authors.forename: Linda M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: Rochelle
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hanson
authors.forename: Daniel W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Monica M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Fitzgerald
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000523:psychology*; D002650:Child Abuse, Sexual / Q000523:psychology*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016013:Likelihood Functions; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel / Q000523:psychology; D009326:Naval Medicine; D012044:Regression Analysis; D055500:Resilience, Psychological; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000523:psychology*; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology