Post-Traumatic Syndromes in Childhood and Adolescence A Handbook of Research and Practice

by Ardino, Vittoria

• ISBN13: 9780470997697
• ISBN10: 0470997699
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2020-06-08
• Publisher: Wiley
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Summary

This book offers a comprehensive overview of up-to-date research and intervention techniques for traumatized youth highlighting uncharted territories in the field of developmental trauma and related post-traumatic reactions. One of the few titles to provide a critical and comprehensive framework which focuses specifically on post-traumatic syndromes in children and adolescents Presents the implications of PTSD in other settings (such as school and family) that are not fully addressed in other works International range of contributors, such as David Foy, Julian Ford, Jennifer Freyd, Giovanni Liotti, and Brigitte Lueger-Schuster, bring perspectives from both Europe and North America An essential resource for both researchers and practitioners

Author Biography

Vittoria Ardino is a senior lecturer in Forensic Psychology at London Metropolitan University, UK, where she lectures in the MSc in Forensic Psychology. She is the President of the Italian Society for the Study of Traumatic Stress (SISST) and serves on the board of the European Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ESTSS). She is associated editor of the European Journal of Psychotraumatology and her research interests and publications bridge clinical and forensic psychology with a focus upon the role of trauma in young and adult offenders with post-traumatic symptoms. She also offers consultancy and workshops on trauma in forensic settings.

Table of Contents

About the Editor	p. ix
Contributors	p. xi
Foreword	p. xv
Acknowledgments	p. xix
Introduction	p. 1
Assessment	p. 13
Evaluation and Diagnosis of PTSD in Children and Adolescents	p. 15
Vulnerability and Resilience in Childhood Trauma and PTSD	p. 43
Context-Specific Reactions to Trauma	p. 61
The Impact of Lower Magnitude Stressors on Child and Adolescent Development: The Family Context	p. 63
Stories of Children and Adolescents from Other Cultures: The Trauma of Migration	p. 77
Post-Traumatic Stress Related to Pediatric Illness and Injury	p. 91
Neurobiology, Memory and Dissociative Processes	p. 111
Neuropsychological Underpinnings of PTSD in Children and Adolescents	p. 113
Why and how People Forget. Why and how People Forget Sexual Abuse. The Role of Traumatic Memories	p. 135
Dissociation in Traumatized Children and Adolescents	p. 157
Forensic Aspects	p. 175
The Role of PTSD in Understanding Child Allegations of Sexual Abuse	p. 177
Exposure to Violence, Post-Traumatic Symptomatology, and Criminal Behaviors	p. 199
Post-Traumatic Stress in Antisocial Youth: A Multifaceted Reality	p. 211
Psychosocial Interventions	p. 231
Schools as a Context of Trauma Prevention	p. 233
A City-Wide School-Based Model for Addressing the Needs of Children Exposed to Terrorism and War	p. 243
Helping Children after Mass Disaster: Using a Comprehensive Trauma Center and School Support	p. 255
Therapeutic Models	p. 273
Use of Somatic Experiencing Principles as a PTSD Prevention Tool for Children and Teens during the Acute Stress Phase Following an Overwhelming Event	p. 275
EMDR and the Challenge of Treating Childhood Trauma: A Theoretical and Clinical Discussion with Case Examples	p. 297
Recent Advances in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Traumatized Children and Teenagers	p. 323
A Constructivist Perspective on Post-Traumatic Stress in Children and Adolescents	p. 345
Trauma Systems Therapy: Intervening in the Interaction between the Social Environment and a Child's Emotional Regulation	p. 373
PTSD in the Context of Childhood Endangerment: Implications for Assessment and Treatment	p. 391
Compassion Fatigue, Vulnerability, and Resilience in Practitioners Working with Traumatized Children	p. 417
Future Directions in Conceptualizing Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Syndromes in Childhood and Adolescence: Toward a Developmental Trauma Disorder Diagnosis	p. 433
Afterword	p. 449
Index	p. 453
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