Despite evidence of high rates of diagnosable mental health difficulties in children in care, there remains ongoing debate around the appropriateness of traditional diagnoses and treatments. The aim of this study was to quantitatively explore whether mental health diagnosis and treatment decision-making differed when a young person was identified as being in care, specifically focused on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). PTSD is a trauma-specific mental health disorder with rates substantially higher in children in care versus their peers.

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被照料儿童与同龄儿童诊断和治疗决策的差异：创伤后应激障碍的实验研究

尽管有证据表明，接受照料的儿童中可诊断的心理健康问题的发生率很高，但围绕传统诊断和治疗的适当性的争论仍在继续。本研究的目的是定量探讨当一名年轻人被确定为正在接受护理时，心理健康诊断和治疗决策是否有所不同，特别是针对创伤后应激障碍 (PTSD)。创伤后应激障碍是一种特定于创伤的心理健康障碍，在接受照料的儿童中发生率比同龄人高得多。