| Description |
xiv, 371 pages ; 21 cm |
| Contents |
Epidemiological aspects of PTSD in children and adolescents / Vilma Gabbay ... [et al.] -- Resiliency and vulnerability factors in childhood PTSD / Raul R. Silva and Lena Kessler -- Risk factors for PTSD in children and adolescents / Veronica M. Rojas and Mia Pappagallo -- Legal aspects related to PTSD in children and adolescents / Vilma Gabbay and Carmen M. Alonso -- Neurobiology of PTSD in children and adolescents / Sharon Christina Kowalik -- Etiology and pathogenesis of PTSD in children and adolescents / Barbara Farkas -- Clinical findings regarding PTSD in children and adolescents / Kenneth Spitalny -- Gender difference in childhood PTSD / Patricia Karen Abanilla -- Intergenerational links between mothers and children with PTSD spectrum illness / L. Oriana Linares and Marylene Cloitre -- Assessment of PTSD in children and adolescents / Philip A. Saigh -- Differential diagnosis of PTSD in children / Mia Pappagallo, Raul R. Silva, and Veronica M. Rojas -- Childhood vs. adult PTSD / Veronica M. Rojas and Tal N. Lee -- Treatment of children exposed to trauma / Elissa J. Brown ... [et al.] -- Clinical cases of child and adolescent PTSD / Richard A. Oberfield and Anastasia E. Yasik -- PTSD in children and adolescents following war / John Fayyad ... [et al.] |
| Summary |
Provides a resource for clinicians treating Posttraumatic Stress Disorders (PTSD) as well as other stress and trauma conditions in children and adolescents. The contributors are leading practitioners in childhood and adolescent trauma who draw on their clinical experience as well as research focused on younger populations. Covers specific therapeutic situations such as wartime trauma as well as standard clinical procedures such as assessment |
| Notes |
"A Norton professional book" |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Post-traumatic stress disorder -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Post-traumatic stress disorder in children -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Teenagers -- Mental health -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Adolescent.
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Child.
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Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic.
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| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals.
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Handbook.
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Handbooks and manuals.
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| Author |
Silva, Raul R.
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| LC no. |
2003059715 |
| ISBN |
0393704122 paperback |
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