Adolescents may show non-specific emotional and behavioral problems after exposure to potentially traumatic experiences (PTE). Interpersonal traumatic experiences such as physical sexual abuse (PSA) seem to be associated with higher symptom severity than non-interpersonal experiences. This study assessed the number and nature of PTE in a clinical sample of 105 adolescents between 14 and 20 years of age and examined their associations with the symptom severity of post-traumatic stress disorder…
