Prolonged psychological trauma can cause complex post-traumatic stress disorder in children .
, ( 2005 ) Complex Trauma in Children and Adolescents , Psychiatric Annals , 35:5 , pp-398 is a psychological injury that results from protracted exposure to prolonged social , interpersonal and/or psychological trauma in the context of dependence , captivity or entrapment ( a situation lacking a viable escape route for the victim ) , gaslighting and/or false accusations which results in the lack or loss of control , helplessness , and deformations of identity and sense of self .
Complex post-traumatic stress disorder