title: Posttraumatic stress disorder: the missed diagnosis.
abstract: Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is frequently underdiagnosed in maltreated samples. Protective services information is critical for obtaining complete trauma histories and determining whether to survey PTSD symptoms in maltreated children. In the current study, without protective services information to supplement parent and child report, diagnosing PTSD was missed in a significant proportion of the cases. Collaboration between mental health professionals and protective service workers is critical in determining psychiatric diagnoses and treatment needs of children involved with the child welfare system.
authors.affiliation: University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, USA.
authors.forename: Damion
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Grasso
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Boonsiri
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lipschitz
authors.forename: Amanda
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Guyer
authors.forename: Shadi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Houshyar
authors.forename: Heather
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Douglas-Palumberi
authors.forename: Johari
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Massey
authors.forename: Joan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kaufman
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002669:Child Welfare / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005178:Faculty; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D007406:Interview, Psychological / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents; D012944:Social Support; D012947:Social Work; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
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