Addressing childhood trauma in a developmental context

Journal of Child and Adolescent Mental Health

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 105-118

  Gregorowski, Claire ^a   Seedat, Soraya ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; AGGRESSION; ALEXITHYMIA; ANXIETY DISORDER; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTOMUTILATION; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BODY DYSMORPHIC DISORDER; BORDERLINE STATE; CATATONIA; CHECKLIST; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILDHOOD INJURY; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONDUCT DISORDER; CONSCIOUSNESS; DEVELOPMENTAL TRAUMA DISORDER; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDER; DSM-IV; EATING DISORDER; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; INTERMITTENT EXPLOSIVE DISORDER; MENTAL HEALTH; MOOD DISORDER; OPPOSITIONAL DEFIANT DISORDER; PATIENT SAFETY; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PERSONALITY DISORDER; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOSIS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PSYCHOTRAUMA; REVIEW; SELF REGULATION MODEL; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOMATIZATION; SOUTH AFRICA; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84887622222     PISSN: 17280583     EISSN: 17280591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/17280583.2013.795154     Document Type: Review

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