Posttraumatic stress symptoms in adolescents and young adults with a chronic somatic disease: a mixed-methods study

• Main Authors: Frederike Lunkenheimer (Author), Agnes Mutter (Author), Pauline Vogelmann (Author), Harald Baumeister (Author)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: BMC, 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Adolescents and young adults (AYA) with a chronic somatic disease (CD) have a 3-fold higher risk of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) than healthy controls. In addition, elevated post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) have a negative impact on CD severity, treatment adherence,...