Understanding and Assessing Trauma in Children and Adolescents

Measures, Methods, and Youth in Context
1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-138-87163-2
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)

Buch, Englisch, 580 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 767 g

Reihe: Psychosocial Stress Series

In this volume, Kathleen Nader has compiled an articulate and comprehensive guide to the complex process of assessment in youth and adolescent trauma. There are many issues that are important to evaluating children and adolescents, and it is increasingly clear that reliance on just one type of assessment does not provide the most accurate results. From history to recent advances, this book covers a wide range of methods and measures for assessing trauma, including case examples to illustrate the integration of these different facets. Altogether, the broad scope and inclusive depth of this work make it an essential addition to the field of trauma assessment.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Nader, Kathleen

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychotherapie / Klinische Psychologie Kinder- und Jugendlichenpsychotherapie
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologische Theorie, Psychoanalyse

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I: Understanding Trauma in Youths and the Issues Related to its Assessment. The Effects of Extreme Stress: Traumatic Reactions in Children and Adolexcents. The Neurobiology of Childhood Trauma. The Complexity of Associations. The Nature of Assessment. Risk and Resilience Factors: Trauma's Mediator, Moderator, or Outcome Variables. Part II: Aspects of the Youth and His or Her Environment: Their Assessment and/or Influence on the Assessment of Trauma. The Nature of the Child. Culture and Family Background. Attachment. Part III: Methods and Measures for Assessing Trauma in Youths. Interviewing Youths Following Traumatic Events. The Nature of the Event: Assessing Exposure Levels and Complicated Reactions. Self-reports of Trauma Symptoms: School Age Children and Adolescents. The Use of Projective Tests in the Evaluation of Childhood Trauma. Adult Reports: Parent, Teacher, and Clinician Reports of Trauma. Part IV: Assessing Additional Trauma Symptoms. The Integration of Information Following Traumas: Understanding and Assessing Information Processing and Dissociation. The Assessment of Post-trauma Comorbidity and Behavioral Symptoms. Part V: Pulling it All Together. Writing Reports Regarding Traumatized Youths. An Afterword: Some Conclusions About Assessing Trauma in Youths.

Über Autor(innen)

Kathleen Nader, D.S.W., is Director of the Two Suns Childhood Trauma Program in Ceder Park, Texas, and an internationally recognized expert on child trauma and posttraumatic stress.