Understanding and Assessing Trauma in

In this volume, Kathleen Nader has compiled an articulate and comprehensive guide to the complex process of assessment in youth and child trauma. There are many issues that are important to evaluating children and adolescents, and it is increasingly clear that reliance on just one type of assessment does not provide the most accurate results. From history to recent advances, this book covers a wide range of methods and measures for assessing trauma, including case examples to illustrate the integration of these different facets. Altogether, the broad scope and inclusive depth of this work make it an essential addition to the field of trauma assessment.

Kathleen Nader is Director of the Two Suns Childhood Trauma Program in Cedar Park, Texas.

Foreword	p. ix
Preface	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xvii
Understanding Trauma in Youths and the Issues Related to Its Assessment
How Children and Adolescents Are Affected by Trauma	p. 3
How Children and Adolescents' Brains Are Affected by Trauma	p. 31
Are There Different Pathways to a Symptom or Set of Symptoms?	p. 59
The Nature of Assessing Traumatized Children and Adolescents	p. 81
Risk and Resilience Factors: Trauma's Mediator, Moderator, or Outcome Variables	p. 107
Aspects of Youth and Environment: Their Influence on the Assessment of Trauma
The Nature of the Child	p. 139
Culture and Family Background	p. 169
Attachment	p. 191
Methods and Measures for Assessing Trauma in Youths
Interviewing Children and Adolescents Following Traumatic Events	p. 215
The Nature of the Event: Assessing Exposure Levels and Complicated Reactions	p. 241
Self-Reports of Trauma Symptoms: School-Age Children and Adolescents	p. 267
The Use of Projective Tests in the Evaluation of Trauma	p. 283
Adult Reports: Parent, Teacher, and Clinician Assessments of Trauma	p. 303
Assessing Additional Trauma Symptoms
The Integration of Information Following Traumas: Information Processing and Dissociation	p. 329
Assessing Comorbidity and Additional Symptoms	p. 357
Pulling it All Together
Writing Reports Regarding Traumatized Youths	p. 379
An Afterword: Some Conclusions about Assessing Trauma in Youths	p. 401
Glossary	p. 413
References	p. 417
Author Index	p. 479
Subject Index	p. 501
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Understanding and Assessing Trauma in Children and Adolescents : Measures, Methods, and Youth in Context

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