Temporal Relationships between PTSD Symptoms and Social Functioning among Adolescents in Residential Care.

Kayla A Lord Michael K SuvakHilary B Hodgdon

Published in: Journal of clinical child and adolescent psychology : the official journal for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 53 (2021)

Taken together, these findings highlight the importance of healthy social relationships for decreasing adolescent's psychological distress. Treatments that include components that target social functioning in addition to symptom reduction may maximally benefit youth with trauma-related psychopathology.

Keyphrases

mental health
healthcare
young adults
palliative care
physical activity
sleep quality
quality improvement
health insurance
posttraumatic stress disorder
trauma patients
patient reported
affordable care act