The mediating role of posttraumatic stress symptoms on somatization in adolescents: A two-wave longitudinal study.
Ricardo J PintoMaria CastroPatricia Correia-SantosInês JongenelenÂngela da Costa MaiaAlytia LevendoskyPublished in: Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy (2022)
While arousal and reactivity symptoms seem to play a key role in adolescents suffering from somatization symptoms, cumulative adversity have their own direct and strong contribution. Clinicians should consider assessing PTSS and cumulative adversity when caring for adolescents suffering with somatic symptoms to better deliver intervention plans. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).