Psychotherapeutic options for traumatized children

Current Opinion in Pediatrics

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 605-609

  Cohen, Judith A ^a   Mannarino, Anthony P ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

children; developmental trauma disorder; evidence based treatme; posttraumatic stress disorder; trauma

Indexed keywords

AFFECTIVE DYSREGULATION; BEHAVIORAL DYSREGULATION; CHILD PARENT PSYCHOTHERAPY; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CHRONIC STRESS; COGNITIVE DYSREGULATION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; HUMAN; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RELATIONAL DYSREGULATION; REVIEW; STRUCTURED PSYCHOTHERAPY; TRAUMA FOCUSED COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY;

ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC PROCESSES; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 77957600510     PISSN: 10408703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MOP.0b013e32833e14a2     Document Type: Review

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