Beyond PTSD: Helping and Healing Teens Exposed to Trauma
Brand: American Psychiatric Publishing
Categories: Books, Medical Books, Medicine



Dimensions: 6 x 0.6 x 9 inches
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1615371109
Publisher: Amer Psychiatric Pub Inc
Print length: 364 pages
Publication date: September 18, 2018
ISBN-13: 978-1615371105
Edition: 1st
subtitle: 1st Edition
author: Ruth Gerson Patrick Heppell
review: Editorial Reviews Review Using case studies to illustrate key concepts and valuable takeaways, Gerson, Heppell and colleagues have provided us with an invaluable resource that greatly enhances our understanding of adolescent trauma, its impact and treatment. This highly accessible volume by some of Americas most experienced trauma treatment providers will undoubtedly become a go-to referral for clinicians, parents, and teachers alike for years to come. --Jess P. Shatkin, M.D., MPH, Professor of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry and Pediatrics, NYU School of Medicine, and author of Born to Be Wild - Why teens take risks, and how we can help keep them safe Over the past 20 years there has been a rapidly growing body of research and increasing public and professional awareness of the critical role that traumatic life experiences, especially those during childhood, play in subsequent illness and behavioral problems. This book by Gerson and Heppell provides a comprehensive overview of this accumulating knowledge and how to integrate this new knowledge into care for children and adolescents presenting with serious mental health crises. By listening and addressing the stressors and life circumstances driving these psychological crises, health care professionals can begin to treat sources of pain rather than just focusing on symptoms. This trauma informed approach leads more often to healing rather than the revolving door of psychiatric crises and symptom-focused short-term interventions. --David L. Corwin, M.D., Professor and Director of Forensic Services, Pediatrics Department, University of Utah School of Medicine, President, American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children The rolling case-based approach in each chapter skillfully lays out the practical approaches to helping these young people overcome their challenges, making this work useful to a broad range of stakeholders, including clinicians, educational, child welfare and juvenile justice workers and families. --Jennifer F. Havens, M.D., Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, NYU Langone Medical Center From the Inside Flap Traumatic stress in teens can masquerade as behavioral problems, academic issues, self-destructive behaviors, substance use, or even psychosis. Beyond PTSD: Helping and Healing Teens Exposed to Trauma bridges the gaps between existing trauma manuals and textbooks by giving readers a more complete understanding of the teen's perspective. It provides concrete strategies for talking to and engaging teens, as well as for finding the most appropriate evidence-based treatment for them. The first of two parts tackles specific symptoms, including aggression, self-injury, and school refusal. The second part focuses on working with traumatized youth in diverse systems, from schools and hospitals to juvenile justice facilities and pediatric offices. Throughout, tables compare different types of trauma therapies and provide information about how treatments might be adapted to fit a specific teen or setting. Readers, whether clinicians, social workers, pediatricians, school counselors, or parents, will also find concrete, specific clinical pearls -- even examples of language to use -- to work effectively with difficult-to-engage teens with complex symptoms and behaviors. From the Back Cover Traumatic stress in teens can masquerade as behavioral problems, academic issues, self-destructive behaviors, substance use, or even psychosis. Beyond PTSD: Helping and Healing Teens Exposed to Trauma bridges the gaps between existing trauma manuals and textbooks by giving readers a more complete understanding of the teen's perspective. It provides concrete strategies for talking to and engaging teens, as well as for finding the most appropriate evidence-based treatment for them. The first of two parts tackles specific symptoms, including aggression, self-injury, and school refusal. The second part focuses on working with traumatized youth in diverse systems, from schools and hospitals to juvenile justice facilities and pediatric offices. Throughout, tables compare different types of trauma therapies and provide information about how treatments might be adapted to fit a specific teen or setting. Readers, whether clinicians, social workers, pediatricians, school counselors, or parents, will also find concrete, specific clinical pearls--even examples of language to use--to work effectively with difficult-to-engage teens with complex symptoms and behaviors. About the Author Ruth Gerson, M.D., is Assistant Professor in the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Associate Director of Child and Adolescent Telepsychiatry at NYU School of Medicine; and Director of the Children's Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program at Bellevue Hospital in New York, New York. Patrick Heppell, Psy.D., is Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at NYU School of Medicine in New York, New York. Read more