Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) trauma
Conditions
Interventions
The children receive EMDR treatment performed by experienced GZ psychologists,
psychotherapists and clinical psychologists working at the MOC 't Kabouterhuis.
Sponsors
Academisch Medisch Centrum
Eligibility
Age
No minimum to 11 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: To be eligible to participate in the current study, a participant must meet the following criteria: 1. Children aged 1.5 to 8 years. 2. The main diagnosis is a Posttraumatic Stress disorder (PTSD) as described in the DSM 5. 3. During the treatment process (Phase A and B), no other ongoing (psychological) trauma treatment is allowed. 4. Parents must have access to a smartphone upon which the app for the daily diaries can be installed. 5. Parents have sufficient knowledge of the Dutch language.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: A potential participant who meets one of the following criteria will be excluded from participating in the current study: 1. There are signs of a lack of security/ ongoing traumatization. In this case, the safety of a child has priority and traumatization has to be stopped before trauma treatment can take place. 2. If medication (for other disorders) was introduced less than 1 month ago or is not yet stabilized.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The severity of the child's post-traumatic stress symptoms are measured by a clinical interview, a questionnaire and diary measurements. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| In addition, 2 questionnaires will be taken that measure behavioral and emotional problems of the child (CBCL) and parenting stress (OBVL). The latter questionnaires are already purchased as standard within the healthcare package. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed