Addressing childhood trauma in a developmental context

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dc.contributor.authorGregorowski, Claire
dc.contributor.authorSeedat, Soraya
dc.date.accessioned2013-08-05T07:21:34Z
dc.date.available2013-08-05T07:21:34Z
dc.date.issued2013-06
dc.descriptionPublication of this article was funded by the Stellenbosch University Open Access Fund.en_ZA
dc.descriptionThe original publication is available at http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rcmh20/current#.UfYgj6xL5nUen_ZA
dc.description.abstractWith the anticipated publication of the DSM-5 in May 2013, much reflection and work has been done on reviewing existing psychiatric nomenclature including, but not limited to the field of traumatic exposure. Traditionally, understanding of the psychiatric and psychological effects of trauma have been developed from studies with adults and then applied to trauma-exposed children with some modifications. While this is an important step to understanding the sequelae of trauma in children and adolescents, the adverse developmental effects of traumatic exposures on the rapidly evolving neurological, physical, social and psychological capacities of children calls for a developmentally sensitive framework for understanding, assessing and treating trauma-exposed children. The importance of early attachment relationships in infancy and childhood means that severely disrupted early caregiving relationships may have far-reaching and lifelong developmental consequences and can therefore be considered traumatic. Given the high rates of violence and trauma exposure of South African children and adolescents, the need for a developmentally based understanding of the effects of trauma on child and adolescent mental health becomes even more pronounced. In this paper, we draw on theoretical perspectives to provide a practical, clinically driven approach to the management of developmental trauma.en_ZA
dc.description.sponsorshipStellenbosch Universityen_ZA
dc.description.versionPublishers' versionen_ZA
dc.format.extent14 p.
dc.identifier.citationGregorowski, C. & Seedat, S. 2013. Addressing childhood trauma in a developmental context. Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health, :1-14, doi:10.2989/17280583.2013.795154.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn1728-0583 (print)
dc.identifier.issn1728-0591 (online)
dc.identifier.otherdoi:10.2989/17280583.2013.795154
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/85297
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_ZA
dc.publisherTaylor and Francisen_ZA
dc.rights.holderAuthors retain copyrighten_ZA
dc.subjectPsychic trauma in childrenen_ZA
dc.subjectTraumatism -- Psychological aspectsen_ZA
dc.titleAddressing childhood trauma in a developmental contexten_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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