I have deleted the references to EFT TF CBT and DDP for the sake of those interested parties the deleted material below Emotionally focused therapy Trauma focused cognitive behaviour therapy TF CBT and Dyadic developmental psychotherapy are three of a number of approaches for treating paediatric PTSD Dyadic developmental psychotherapy does not appear in the latest guide to treating complex traumatic stress disorders by Courtois and Ford 2009 Courtois CA and Ford J D eds Treating Comples Traumatic Stress Disorders an evidence based guide 2009 the Guilford Press which covers evidence based or promising evidence informed treatments It is a method not without controversy originally developed by Hughes as an intervention for children whose emotional distress resulted from earlier separation from familiar caregivers and complex trauma Hughes proposes that an attachment based treatment may be more effective for such foster and adoptive children than other treatments and parenting interventions Hughes D 2003 Psychological intervention for the spectrum of attachment disorders and intrafamilial trauma Attachment Human Development 5 271 279 Becker Weidman A Shell D Eds 2005 Creating Capacity For Attachment Wood N Barnes OK ISBN 1 885473 72 9Becker Weidman A 2006 Treatment for Children with Trauma Attachment Disorders Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal Vol 23 2 April 2006 Becker Weidman A Hughes D 2008 Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy An evidence based treatment for children with complex trauma and disorders of attachment Child Adolescent Social Work 13 pp 329 337