Trauma symptoms and personality traits in adolescents with experience of child maltreatment

Vejnović, Ana-Marija; Ivanović-Kovačević, Svetlana; Šobot, Valentina

doi:10.5937/engrami1902034v

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“…In the control group of adolescents, in which no official register of abuse was obtained, adolescents reported the experience of all forms of abuse and neglect, except sexual abuse, based on self-reported measures. Most common forms of maltreatment were emotional neglect and abuse, followed by physical neglect and abuse, but in insignificant or less significant intensity in relation to the group of abused adolescents (Vejnović et al, 2019). The obtained results indicate that several young people from the general population suffer from certain forms of abuse, especially emotional, which is not recognized by official institutions and experts.…”

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“…Significantly, 16% of adolescents in the abused group have reported that they have experienced sexual abuse in their childhood, while these cases have not been registered by social services. This can be understood by the matter of fact that sexual abuse is more difficult to detect, because the physical signs of abuse are often missing (Vejnović et al, 2019). Such abuse is often detected years after sexual violence (Murray et al, 2014).…”

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"Mental Health Problems in Abused Institutionalised Serbian Adolescents and Their Use of Social and Mental Health Services"

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"The aim of the study was to determine the frequency of various forms of maltreatment in adolescents without parental care, their mental health problems and treatment needs. Sixty examinees of both genders, aged 12-18, were divided in two groups: abused group (adolescent without parental care in an institutional setting) and control group (general population). The presence/absence of registered abuse/neglect by official social services were the criterion for classifying respondents into groups. The general questionnaire, Childhood Trauma Questionnaire and Youth Self Report were used. 46.67% of adolescents were neglected, 40% of them suffered several types of abuse, 10% were physically abused, 3.33% were emotionally abused, and no adolescent was sexually abused. 16.6% of cases of sexual abuse in the abused group as well as milder forms of maltreatment in the control group were registered by self-reported retrospective measures, which are not part of official registers. Delinquency, aggressive behavior and somatic complaints are significantly more prominent in the abused group compared to the control group. 86% of adolescents used some form of support and counseling from professionals, 56.6% were included in psychiatric treatment, and only 36.6% in psychotherapy. Mental health problems in abused adolescents without parental care indicates the specific needs for psychotherapy and psychiatric treatment."

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confidence: 85%

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confidence: 99%