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Silky Arora & Roopali Sharma
Amity University, Noida
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Psychological trauma is an outcome of an overwhelming event causing intense distress,
surpassing the individual’s resilience capacity. Instances include domestic violence,
abuse, physical trauma or catastrophic events. It is to consider that not only victimized
subject, but a witness can much undergo psychological trauma. To assess depression
score through Children depression inventory and related psychological trauma in
children. Purposive sampling was done. Four subjects under the age group of 10-12
years were considered for the study. Interview of the subjects and their respective
parents were recorded. Subjects were later assessed on Children’s depression
inventory. Subjects undergoing psychological trauma had significant scores in children’s
depression inventory. Subjects experiencing domestic violence (witnessing and
victimised), emotional and physical abuse, were found symptomatic of depression. They
exhibited consistent low mood, irritable behaviour, diminished pleasure, and feelings of
worthlessness. Domestic violence, in this research, pertains to family violence, marital
abusive relationships of parents, beating and battering of subjects and emotionally
abusive relationships. The linking between depression in children and psychological
trauma is sustained in this research.