Psychoanalytical Considerations of Emotion Regulation Disorders in Multiple Complex-Traumatized Children-A Study Protocol of the Prospective Study MuKi.

Studies in adults with mental disorders suggest that the experience of early and chronic trauma is associated with changes in reward expectancy and processing. In addition, severe childhood trauma has been shown to contribute to the development of mental disorders in general. Data on effects of early childhood trauma on reward expectancy and processing in middle childhood currently appear insufficient.