Published Clinical Research & Theory on Developmental Trauma Disorder (DTD)

Published Clinical Research on Developmental Trauma Disorder (DTD) and the Developmental Trauma Disorder Structured Interview Instrument (DTD-SI)

The Foundation Trust is pleased to showcase the complete set of clinical research articles on Developmental Trauma Disorder and its measurement that have been published in peer-reviewed scholarly journals through fall of 2023

Conceptualizing the DTD Framework: Theory, Literature Review & Clinical Implications

• Why We Need a Developmental Trauma Diagnosis
• Why We Need a Development Trauma Diagnosis: A 10-Year Update

Validation of the DTD Diagnosis & Diagnostic Interview (DTD-SI)

• Validation of the DTD Diagnosis & Clinical Interview Tool: DTD Field Trial
• Validation of the DTD Diagnosis & Clinical Interview Tool: DTD Field Trial Replication Study

Relationship of DTD to Childhood Attachment Trauma, Maltreatment & Violence

• When Nowhere is Safe: Impact of Impaired Caregiving, Family Violence & Community Violence on DTD
• Complex Trauma Exposure and DTD in Urban Children
• DTD: A Legacy of Attachment Trauma, Traumatic Separation & Emotional Abuse

Distinguishing DTD from PTSD

• Clinical Significance of the DTD Diagnosis: An International Clinician Survey
• Beyond PTSD: DTD in a National Clinician Survey 
• Can DTD be Distinguished from PTSD? A CFA Study 
• Can DTD be Distinguished from PTSD? An LCA Study

Relationship of DTD to Childhood Psychiatric Diagnoses and Mental Health Conditions

• Shared & Unique Associations Between DTD Versus PTSD with Other Child & Adolescent Diagnoses: Findings from the DTD Field Trial 
• Shared & Unique Associations Between DTD Versus PTSD with Other Child & Adolescent Diagnoses: Findings from the DTD Field Trial Replication Study
• Relationship of DTD Versus PTSD to Childhood Psychopathology: A Network Analysis
• Associations Between Childhood Trauma, Psychopathology, Suicidality, & Self-Harm

Developmental Trauma Disorder Structured Interview (DTD-SI), Item List, Description & References

Developmental Trauma Disorder Diagnostic Interview (DTD-SI) Now Available for Clinical Use!