title: [Trauma history and posttraumatic stress symptoms among children and adolescents attending a mental health service].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Systematic exploration of potentially traumatic events and posttraumatic stress symptoms of patients attending a hospital for child and adolescent psychiatry and psychotherapy.
  
  
  METHODS
  The UCLA PTSD Reaction Index for DSM-IV was filled in by 413 children and adolescents and 403 caregivers at their first attendance at the clinic.
  
  
  RESULTS
  At least one traumatic event was reported by 46.9% of the children and adolescents and/or caregivers. Clinically relevant post-traumatic stress symptoms were reported in 22.9%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In the investigated sample routinely performed screening assessments can identify clinically relevant post-traumatic stress symptoms in almost one of four patients of child mental health services.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie/Psychotherapie Universitätsklinikum Ulm.
authors.forename: Annika
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Münzer
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie/Psychotherapie Universitätsklinikum Ulm.
authors.forename: Jörg M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Fegert
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie/Psychotherapie Universitätsklinikum Ulm.
authors.forename: Lutz
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Goldbeck
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000296:Adolescent Psychiatry; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000628:therapy; D002650:Child Abuse, Sexual / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000628:therapy; D002665:Child Psychiatry; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D006760:Hospitalization; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D010552:Personality Assessment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011594:Psychometrics; D011613:Psychotherapy; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*