Treating Complex Traumatic Stress Disorders in Children and Adolescents Scientific Foundations and Therapeutic Models This title has been archived.

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Author: Julian Ford, Christine Courtois
Affiliation: University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Publisher: Guilford Press
Publication Date: 2013
ISBN 10: 1462509495
ISBN 13: 9781462509492
eISBN: 9781462510405
Edition: 1st
Description:
With contributions from prominent experts, this pragmatic book takes a close look at the nature of complex psychological trauma in children and adolescents and the clinical challenges it presents. Each chapter shows how a complex trauma perspective can provide an invaluable unifying framework for case conceptualization, assessment, and intervention amidst the chaos and turmoil of these young patients' lives. A range of evidence-based and promising therapies are reviewed and illustrated with vivid case vignettes. The volume is grounded in clinical innovations and cutting-edge research on child and adolescent brain development, attachment, and emotion regulation.
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