Applicability of the post-traumatic stress disorder gate criterion in people with mild to moderate intellectual disabilities: Do additional adverse events impact current symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in people with intellectual disabilities?
Doris RittmannsbergerGermain WeberBrigitte Lueger-SchusterPublished in: Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARID (2020)
Adverse events seem to have an impact on externalizing behavioural symptoms, such as hyperarousal. Self-report assessment of more specific, intrapsychic PTSD symptoms, such as intrusions and avoidance, should be addressed in future studies.