Sleep and Emotion Processing in Adolescent Post-traumatic Stress Disorder

Exclusion Criteria

• •Caregiver or adolescent is unwilling or unable to give adequate informed consent.
• •Are likely, in the investigator's opinion and via observation during the screening and clinical assessment period, to be re-exposed to their index trauma or other significant trauma, lack social support, or lack a stable living situation during study participation.
• •Any finding(s), based on the screening process, that the PI feels would make the study unsuitable for the participant.
• •Participation in the last 30 days in a clinical study involving an investigational drug
• •MRI contraindication
• •Claustrophobia or inability lie still in the scanner after practice MRI sessions.
• •Any participant presenting current serious suicide risk, as determined through the KSADS, responses to C-SSRS, and/or clinical judgment of the investigator, will be excluded; however, history of suicide attempts is not an exclusion. Would present a serious risk to others as established through clinical interview and contact with treating physician.
• •Neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism spectrum disorder
• •Intellectual Disability (IQ less than 70, per self-report)
• •Currently impaired by any medical condition that would prevent study participation
• •Traumatic brain injury with ongoing symptoms, including headache, visual disturbances, and/or impairments in concentration.
• •Neurological disorder(s) such as seizures, epilepsy, or brain tumors (Tourette's disorder, as diagnosed in the KSADS, is not exclusionary for TEC/PTSD youth)
• •Current use of medications or other drugs (i.e., alcohol) in a manner that may interfere with sleep.
• •Possible pregnancy
• •Exclusions for Typically developing youth:
• •No history of or current psychopathology, as defined in the Kiddie Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia (KSADS), with exception of past specific phobia.
• •Current diagnosis of a sleep disorder (self-report).
• •Any history of any traumatic experience as defined by the DSM-V, including IPV exposure, neglect, or emotional abuse etc.
• •PTSD Youth:
• •\- Current diagnosis of or history of psychotic disorder, bipolar disorder, or autism spectrum disorder diagnosed by the KSADS interview. No other co-morbid disorders are exclusionary.
• •TEC Youth:
• •\- A current diagnosis of PTSD or a current diagnosis of or history of psychotic disorder, bipolar disorder, or autism spectrum disorder diagnosed by the KSADS interview.