Full Description
The second, completely revised and updated edition of this handbook presents the current evidence-based psychological treatments for trauma-related disorders in childhood and adolescence. In addition, it provides clearly structured, up-to-date information on the fundamental principles of traumatic stress research and practice in this age group, covering epidemiology, developmental issues, pathogenetic models, diagnostics, and assessment. Each of the chapters on treatment, which form the core of the book, begins with a summary of the theoretical underpinnings of the approach, followed by a case presentation illustrating the treatment protocol session by session, an analysis of special challenges typically encountered in implementing this treatment, and an overview of the current evidence supporting the treatment approach. An innovative new section has been added to address the needs of emerging populations, featuring four new chapters that delve into the treatment of preschoolers, forcibly displaced children and adolescents, sexual and gender minorities, and indigenous populations. A special section considers treatments in particular settings, such as schools, hospitals, and juvenile justice systems. The concluding chapter provides an integrative discussion on how to effectively treat traumatized children and adolescents and an outlook into future developments. This book will be invaluable for clinical child and adolescent psychologists, child and adolescent psychiatrists, psychotherapists, and other mental health professionals dedicated to the care of traumatized children and adolescents.
Contents
Part I: Basics.- 1. The diagnostic spectrum of trauma-related disorders in children and adolescents.- 2. Epidemiology of trauma and trauma-related disorders in children and adolescents.- 3. Childhood trauma as a public health issue.- 4. Evidence-based assessment of childhood trauma and bereavement: an integrative developmentally-informed approach.- 5. Psychological and biological theories of child and adolescent traumatic stress disorders.- Part II: Interventions.- 6. Preventive early intervention for children and adolescents exposed to trauma.- 7. The Child and Family Traumatic Stress Intervention.- 8. Trauma-focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy.- 9. Cognitive Therapy for PTSD in children and adolescents.- 10. Prolonged Exposure Therapy for adolescents with PTSD: emotional processing of traumatic experiences.- 11. Narrative Exposure Therapy for children and adolescents (KIDNET).- 12. STAIR Narrative Therapy for adolescents.- 13. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR) with children and adolescents.- 14. Attachment, Regulation, and Competency (ARC).- 15. Child-Parent Psychotherapy: an evidence-based treatment for infants and young children.- 16. Parent-Child Interaction Therapy.- 17. Trauma Systems Therapy for children and adolescents.- 18. Pharmacological treatment for children and adolescents with trauma-related disorders.- Part III: Emerging populations with identified needs.- 19. Treatment of PTSD in early childhood.- 20. Trauma-focused interventions for children and adolescents in migration contexts.- 21. Affirmative psychotherapy for trauma-exposed sexual and gender minority youth.- 22. Understanding healing and recovery from trauma-related distress among indigenous children and adolescents.- Part IV: Settings.- 23. Interventions in medical settings.- 24. Trauma-informed care in inpatient and residential settings.- 25. Juvenile justice and forensic settings: the TARGET approach.- 26. School-based interventions.- 27. Treating and preventing psychological trauma of children and adolescents in post-conflict settings.- Part V: Summary and conclusions.- 28. How to treat children and adolescents with trauma-related disorders.
