Conceptualizing Trauma for Children of Drug Addicted Mothers: A Developmental Mapping.

Children of drug addicted parents experience ongoing and multiple levels and forms of trauma and these damaging experiences lead to several psychological problems and psychiatric nosology along with comorbid symptomologies. Regular and ongoingexposure to trauma is likely to have a significantly negative impact on thedevelopment of children (i.e. social, emotional, cognitive physical) at all levels of their lifespan. This paper extends the findings of Lombard, et al. to capture the implication of prolonged traumatic experiences among children of addicted mothers using lifespan domains. 

Very few studies have accounted for prolonged trauma and its implications in the manner of this current study.Trauma can be the result of several negative experiences such as sexual abuse or exposure to domestic violence but the experiences of children of addicted parents are likely to be far more traumatic, as these harmful experiences are likely to be ongoing leading to a complex array of problems and behaviours.(Read More)