Complex trauma in children and adolescents

Alexandra Cook, Joseph Spinazzola, Julian Ford, Cheryl Lanktree, Margaret Blaustein, Marylene Cloitre, Ruth DeRosa, Rebecca Hubbard, Richard Kagan, Joan Liautaud, Karen Mallah, Erna Olafson, Bessel Van Der Kolk

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Abstract

Preliminary data from some of the various treatment approaches outlined above suggest that they provide symptom relief as well as improvement in social competence and emotion management, and that they are consistently superior to nonspecific supportive therapies. These programs, however, are in an early phase of development and require refinement and adaptation for culturally and geographically diverse populations. Finally, there is consensus that interventions should build strengths as well as reduce symptoms. In this way, treatment for children and adolescents also serves as a prevention program against poor outcomes in adulthood.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)390-398
Number of pages9
JournalPsychiatric Annals
Volume35
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2005

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Psychiatry and Mental health

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