Research Article, J Trauma Stress Disor Treat Vol: 2 Issue: 4
Trauma Symptoms and Executive Functioning in Children: A Pilot Report on Depression and Anxiety as Mediators
| Kate B. Nooner* and Kirsten D. Leaberry |
| University of North Carolina Wilmington, Wilmington, North Carolina, USA |
| Corresponding author : Kate B. Nooner Department of Psychology, 601 South College Road, Wilmington, NC, 28403 Tel: 910-962-3370; Fax: 910-962-7010 E-mail: noonerk@uncw.edu |
| Received: July 27, 2013 Accepted: September 23, 2013 Published: September 27, 2013 |
| Citation: Nooner KB, Leaberry KD (2013) Trauma Symptoms and Executive Functioning in Children: A Pilot Report on Depression and Anxiety as Mediators. J Trauma Stress Disor Treat 2:4. doi:10.4172/2324-8947.1000113 |
Abstract
Trauma Symptoms and Executive Functioning in Children: A Pilot Report on Depression and Anxiety as Mediators
Trauma symptoms have been linked to long-term defects in executive functioning in clinical samples of youth. Symptoms of depression and anxiety, which commonly co-occur with traumatic symptoms, may also play a role in executive functioning deficits. These associations have yet to be explored in healthy children, who may hold important clues for fostering resilience following trauma.
