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    Post-traumatic stress disorder in abused Spanish children
    (Universidad Católica de Uruguay, 2019) Castro Sáez, Maravillas; Martínez Pérez, Antonia María; López Soler, Concepción; López García, Juan José; Alcántara López, María Vicenta; Psicología Evolutiva y de la Educación; Facultades de la UMU::Facultad de Psicología y Logopedia
    Objective: To estimate the prevalence of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) according to DSM-IV-TR criteria in Spanish children exposed to chronic abuse, and to establish the differences in PTSD between children in care and those exposed to intimate partner violence. Method: A total of 211 children (8-17 years old) (Abuse Group; EG=102, Control Group; CG=109). Results: The prevalence of PTSD was 1.8% in the control group and 16.7% in abuse children. The PTSD prevalence is significantly higher in EG than in CG. Among boys there was no significant differences between EG and CG, and in girls was significantly higher in EG than CG. Conclusion: Children exposed to intimate partner violence have the same PTSD prevalence as direct victims of abuse and it is far higher comparing with general population. A greater coordination among judicial, social and health services is necessary with the aim of protecting children.