Patricia Bravo Tapia is a Researcher at Erasmus University Medical Center's Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology, focusing on trauma transmission, child development, and psychometric validation. Her work bridges clinical practice and developmental research in high-impact journals. Her core research spans Clinical Psychology, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychological Trauma, Psychometrics, Developmental Psychology, and Behavioral Disorders. She investigates how childhood maltreatment transmits across generations, validates assessment tools for diverse populations, and examines self-regulation's role in adolescent health outcomes using population-based longitudinal designs. Analysis of her 2022-2023 publications reveals a cohesive focus on clinical child psychology: PTSD measurement in adolescents, cross-cultural psychometric validation (notably the BITSEA study in Chile), and intergenerational trauma mechanisms. Her work consistently addresses methodological gaps in trauma assessment while emphasizing real-world applications for child mental health interventions.








