Traumefokusert kognitiv atferdsterapi for barn og ungdom med PTSD og kompleks PTSD
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Many youth develop complex symptoms after traumatic events. To capture this the ICD-11 has recently added complex posttraumatic stress disorder (CPTSD) as a sibling condition to PTSD. CPTSD includes the three PTSD clusters (re-experiencing, avoidance and hypervigilance) in addition to the new cluster referred to as disturbances in self-organization (affective dysregulation, negative self-concept and disturbances in relationships). Trauma focused cognitive behavior therapy (TF-CBT) has been proven an effective treatment for PTSD, but less is known about its efficiency for treating CPTSD in youth. In this study we explore whether TF-CBT is also helpful for youth with CPTSD in a sample consisting of 80 children (6-18 years). The results showed that youth with symptoms of PTSD and CPTSD responded equally well to TF-CBT. However, those with CPTSD had significantly higher levels of symptoms both before and after treatment. This indicates that TF-CBT may be helpful for youth with CPTSD, but more studies are needed to understand how the model can, be adapted to accommodate also non-responders, and instruments that measure the new CPTSD disorder need to be developed.