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  2. Trauma focused cognitive behavioral therapy - Wikipedia

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    TF-CBT is considered the gold standard for treating PTSD and related symptoms in children and adolescents exposed to trauma. [23] A meta analysis that examined 28 randomized control trials concluded that TF-CBT was an effective treatment and supported international guidelines that recommended its use as first-line treatment. [ 24 ]

  3. Psychological trauma - Wikipedia

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    Psychological trauma (also known as mental trauma, psychiatric trauma, emotional damage, or psychotrauma) is an emotional response caused by severe distressing events, such as bodily injury, sexual violence, or other threats to the life of the subject or their loved ones; indirect exposure, such as from watching television news, may be extremely distressing and can produce an involuntary and ...

  4. Post-traumatic stress disorder - Wikipedia

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    These include the Child PTSD Symptom Scale (CPSS), [151] [152] Child Trauma Screening Questionnaire, [153] [154] and UCLA Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Reaction Index for DSM-IV. [ 155 ] [ 156 ] In addition, there are also screening and assessment instruments for caregivers of very young children (six years of age and younger).

  5. Kiddie Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia

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    The K-SADS-PL is used to screen for affective and psychotic disorders as well as other disorders, including, but not limited to Major Depressive Disorder, Mania, Bipolar Disorders, Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder, Generalized Anxiety, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Conduct Disorder, Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia, and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. [4]

  6. Impact of Event Scale - Revised - Wikipedia

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    The Impact of Event Scale - Revised (IES-R) is a 22-item self-report questionnaire designed to assess subjective distress caused by traumatic events. It is commonly used in research and clinical settings to measure the severity of symptoms related to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The IES-R is an updated version of the original Impact ...

  7. Dual representation theory - Wikipedia

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    Prior to the development of DRT, existing theories of PTSD fell into two camps: social-cognitive theories and information-processing theories. [1] Social-cognitive theories (e.g. Horowitz's stress-response theory, [4] Janoff-Bulman's shattered assumptions theory) focused on the affected individual's assumptions about the world and the emotional and cognitive impact of the trauma on these ...

  8. Genetics of post-traumatic stress disorder - Wikipedia

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    Approximately 30% of the variance in PTSD is caused by genetics alone. [1] For twins exposed to combat in the Vietnam War, a monozygotic (identical) twin with PTSD was associated with an increased risk of the co-twin having PTSD, as compared to dizygotic (non-identical) twins; [2] additionally, assaultive trauma (compared to non-assaultive trauma) was more likely to exacerbate these effects.

  9. Prolonged exposure therapy - Wikipedia

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    PE falls under the category of "exposure-based therapy" [2] and is supported by scientific studies which reflect its positive impact on patient symptoms. [ 3 ] Exposure-based therapies focus on confronting the harmless cues/triggers of trauma/stress in order to unpair them from the feelings of anxiety and stress. [ 2 ]