Posttraumatische Belastungsstörungen bei Säuglingen und Kleinkindern

Abstract

While the occurrence of posttraumatic stress disorders (PTSD) in children and adolescents is undoubted, knowledge about the disorder in infants and toddlers is scarce. he lack of an accurate research base is mainly due to challenges in assessing PTSD in infants and toddlers. he development of an alternative set of diagnostic criteria, its empirical testing and the design of an examiner-based interview are recent and important steps. his article reviews the literature on PTSD in infants and toddlers. It defines the disorder and emphasizes its distinctive features in this age group. Demonstrating the development of an alternative set of diagnostic criteria and overviewing the existing assessment tools are central issues. A German version of the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Semi-Structured Interview and Observational Record for Infants and Young Children (Scheeringa u. Zeanah, 2005) is presented for the first time. he state of research in prevalence and therapy of PTSD in infants and toddlers is described and recommendations for research and clinical practice are provided.

The Child Behavior Checklist as a Screening Instrument for PTSD in Refugee Children

“…For children ≥ 6 years, the comprehensive structured Diagnostic Interview for Mental Disorders for Children and Adolescents, the Kinder-DIPS [ 20 ], was applied to establish a PTSD diagnosis according to DSM-IV. Children younger than 6 years received a clinical diagnosis from the psychologists and psychiatrists based on the German version [ 21 ] of the post-traumatic stress disorder semi-structured interview (PTSDSSI) for babies and toddlers developed by Scheeringa and Zeanah [ 22 ]. This instrument allows the diagnosis of PTSD in children older than 9 months by interviewing the main caregiver.…”