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Trauma-Check for adolescents - Acute

You experienced a traumatic event in the past 4 weeks.

Please fill out the Trauma-Check below to check whether professional advice is recommended. Important: The trauma check is only suitable for assessing reactions and problems within the first 4 weeks after a traumatic event. If the traumatic event occurred more than 4 weeks ago, please use the Trauma-Check of the category Chronic.

In case professional advice is recommended, you can search for a mental health care specialist specialized in child and adolescent psychotraumatology nearby via the Specialist Contacts function on the Kidtrauma website or app.

In case you show specific symptoms, you get tips on how to cope with them.

You can save the results as a PDF file or print them.

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User of the Trauma-Check
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You are...
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How old are you?
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Aus welchem Land kommst Du?
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What country are you from?
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Below is a list of stressful events that sometimes happen. Mark the appropriate event if it happened to you in the last 4 weeks. Mark not applicable if it didn’t happen to you.

Happened to me

1. Accident
2. Natural desaster
3. Physical violence
4. Sexual abuse
5. Other
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Below is a list of stressful events that sometimes happen. Mark the appropriate event if you have seen it happening to another person in the last 4 weeks. Mark not applicable in each case if you haven`t seen any of the events happening to another person in the last 4 weeks. 

I have seen it happening to another person

6. Accident
7. Natural desaster
8. Physical violence
9. Sexual abuse
10. Other
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Please describe if you ticked off "Other" at happened to me or I have seen it happening to another person:

(If you have not ticked off "Other", please click on "not applicable".)

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If you ticked off more than one event, which one is bothering you the most now?
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The following questions are directly addressed at your children. Please indicate whether any of these things happened to you since the accident. Make sure that you use the Trauma-Check not before at least 5 days have passed since the traumatic event.

Do you have lots of thoughts or memories about the stressful event that you don't want to have?
Do you have bad dreams about the stressful event?
Do you feel or act as if the stressful event is about to happen again?
Do you have bodily reactions (such as a fast-beating heart, stomach churning, sweating and feeling dizzy) when reminded of the accident?
Do you have trouble falling or staying asleep?
Do you feel grumpy or lose your temper?
Do you feel upset by reminders of the stressful event?
Do you have a hard time paying attention?
Are you on the "look-out" for possible dangerous things that might happen to yourself and others?
When things happen by surprise or all of a sudden, does it make you "jump"?
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Please mark YES or NO if the problems you marked interfered with getting along with your family, your friends, school, being happy or having fun.
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