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Trauma therapists conceptualize resilience as multidimensional and multifactorial, but experience significant clinical ambiguity that complicates its integration into routine therapeutic practice for trauma-exposed youth. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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Investigate how trauma therapists conceptualise and apply theoretical frameworks of resilience within routine clinical practice for trauma-exposed youth.

September 8, 2026European journal of psychotraumatologyOpen Access

Resilience in traumatised youth: qualitative study on therapists’ perspectives and practices

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IVIlse Visser RKRik KnipschildKarakter MMMalindi van der MheenNetherlands Institute for Neuroscience

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Qualitative study reveals clinical ambiguity in operationalising resilience for traumatised youth, highlighting the need for concrete practice-oriented guidance.

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Investigate how trauma therapists conceptualise and apply theoretical frameworks of resilience within routine clinical practice for trauma-exposed youth.
Conducted qualitative focus groups with trauma therapists (N=23) across four tertiary academic child and adolescent psychiatry centres in the Netherlands.
Analysed focus group transcripts using inductive thematic analysis to identify core themes surrounding clinical practice.
Characterised resilience as multidimensional, comprising distinct internal dimensions, and multifactorial, shaped by diverse external and systemic determinants.
Identified substantial clinical ambiguity as a primary barrier, reflecting persistent challenges in translating abstract resilience frameworks into actionable therapeutic techniques.

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Visser et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9fd82f58e84d0ff5b477ce https://doi.org/10.1080/20008066.2026.2712032

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Qualitative study reveals clinical ambiguity in operationalising resilience for traumatised youth, highlighting the need for concrete practice-oriented guidance.

Resilience in traumatised youth: qualitative study on therapists’ perspectives and practices

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Resilience in traumatised youth: qualitative study on therapists’ perspectives and practices

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