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

Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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

Editor(s): Vittoria Ardino

Published Online: 27 JUN 2012 08:53PM EST

Print ISBN: 9780470997697

Online ISBN: 9780470669280

DOI: 10.1002/9780470669280

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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

Table of contents

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      Front Matter (pages i–xix)

    1. Introduction (pages 1–12)

      Vittoria Ardino

  3. Part I: Assessment

    1. Chapter One

      Evaluation and Diagnosis of PTSD in Children and Adolescents (pages 13–42)

      Kathleen Nader

    2. Chapter Two

      Vulnerability and Resilience in Childhood Trauma and PTSD (pages 43–60)

      Scott D. Cicero, Kate Nooner and Raul Silva

  4. Part II: Context-Specific Reactions to Trauma

    1. Chapter Three

      The Impact of Lower Magnitude Stressors on Child and Adolescent Development: The Family Context (pages 61–76)

      Don Catherall

    2. Chapter Four

      Stories of Children and Adolescents from other Cultures: The Trauma of Migration (pages 77–90)

      Dalila Rezzoug, Thierry Baubet and Marie Rose Moro

    3. Chapter Five

      Post-Traumatic Stress Related to Pediatric Illness and Injury (pages 91–110)

      Elena Camisasca

  5. Part III: Neurobiology, Memory and Dissociative Processes

    1. Chapter Six

      Neuropsychological Underpinnings of PTSD in Children and Adolescents (pages 111–133)

      Helen Z. MacDonald, Jennifer J. Vasterling and Ann Rasmusson

    2. Chapter Seven

      Why and how People Forget. Why and how People Forget Sexual Abuse. The Role of Traumatic Memories (pages 135–155)

      Kathryn A. Becker-Blease, Anne P. DePrince and Jennifer J. Freyd

    3. Chapter Eight

      Dissociation in Traumatized Children and Adolescents (pages 157–174)

      Eli Somer

  6. Part IV: Forensic Aspects

    1. Chapter Nine

      The Role of PTSD in Understanding Child Allegations of Sexual Abuse (pages 175–198)

      Paola Di Blasio, Sarah Miragoli and Rossella Procaccia

    2. Chapter Ten

      Exposure to Violence, Post-Traumatic Symptomatology, and Criminal Behaviors (pages 199–210)

      David W. Foy, James Furrow and Shauna McManus

    3. Chapter Eleven

      Post-Traumatic Stress in Antisocial Youth: A Multifaceted Reality (pages 211–230)

      Vittoria Ardino

  7. Part V: Psychosocial Interventions

    1. Chapter Twelve

      Schools as a Context of Trauma Prevention (pages 231–242)

      Barbara Oehlberg

    2. Chapter Thirteen

      A City-Wide School-Based Model for Addressing the Needs of Children Exposed to Terrorism and War (pages 243–254)

      Ruth Pat-Horenczyk, Danny Brom, Naomi Baum, Rami Benbenishty, Miriam Schiff and Ron Avi Astor

    3. Chapter Fourteen

      Helping Children after Mass Disaster: Using a Comprehensive Trauma Center and School Support (pages 255–271)

      Brigitte Lueger-Schuster

  8. Part VI: Therapeutic Models

    1. Chapter Fifteen

      Use of Somatic Experiencing Principles as a PTSD Prevention Tool for Children and Teens during the Acute Stress Phase Following an Overwhelming Event (pages 273–295)

      Peter Levine and Maggie Kline

    2. Chapter Sixteen

      EMDR and the Challenge of Treating Childhood Trauma: A Theoretical and Clinical Discussion with Case Examples (pages 297–321)

      Barbara Wizansky

    3. Chapter Seventeen

      Recent Advances in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Traumatized Children and Teenagers (pages 323–343)

      Dirk Flower and Stefania Grbcic

    4. Chapter Eighteen

      A Constructivist Perspective on Post-Traumatic Stress in Children and Adolescents (pages 345–372)

      Kenneth W. Sewell and Keith R. Cruise

    5. Chapter Nineteen

      Trauma Systems Therapy: Intervening in the Interaction between the Social Environment and a Child's Emotional Regulation (pages 373–390)

      B. Heidi Ellis, Glenn N. Saxe and Jennifer Twiss

    6. Chapter Twenty

      PTSD in the Context of Childhood Endangerment: Implications for Assessment and Treatment (pages 391–415)

      Patricia McKinsey Crittenden and Daniele Poggioli

    7. Chapter Twenty-One

      Compassion Fatigue, Vulnerability, and Resilience in Practitioners Working with Traumatized Children (pages 417–432)

      Charles R. Figley, Cheri Lovre and Kathleen Regan Figley

    8. Chapter Twenty-Two

      Future Directions in Conceptualizing Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Syndromes in Childhood and Adolescence: Toward a Developmental Trauma Disorder Diagnosis (pages 433–448)

      Julian D. Ford

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      Afterword (pages 449–451)

      Giovanni Liotti

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      Index (pages 453–466)

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