Neuroscience of Pediatric Ptsd

Drs. Carrion and Weems present the first book to be published on the neuroscience of pediatric PTSD. Children who experience traumatic stress early in life are at risk of developing scholastic, social, emotional and cognitive difficulties. In this book the authors present a compelling story on how neuroscience findings explain the difficulties these children are challenged with.

List of contents

• Prologue


• Introduction


• Chapter 1: Executive Function


• Chapter 2: Memory


• Chapter 3: Emotion Processing


• Chapter 4: Dissociation


• Chapter 5: Sleep


• Chapter 6: Self-Injurious Behaviors


• Chapter 7: Comorbidity in Pediatric PTSD


• Chapter 8: Treatment Outcomes


• Chapter 9: Brain Function in Pediatric PTSD: Review and Implications

About the author

Dr. Carrion is the John A. Turner, M.D. Endowed Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Vice Chair, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University. Through longitudinal, multi-method designs he studies the biological, psychological and social ramifications of trauma experienced early in development. Dr. Carrion has developed Cue-Centered Therapy for treating children who experience trauma (Oxford Press) and is engaged in policy and systems work that promote dissemination of effective interventions.

Summary

The past twenty years have seen an increase interest on how traumatic stress impact development. In Neuroscience of Pediatric PTSD, Drs. Carrion and Weems summarize key work done in areas pertinent to function and development. They discuss advances in the neuroscience of executive function, memory, emotional processing and associated features such as dissociation, self-injurious behaviors and sleep regulation. Each chapter is divided in three parts; pre-cliinical research, adult research and developmental research. Issues such as comorbidity and treatment and their relationship to these neuroscience findings are presented.

Product details

• Authors: Victor Carrion, Victor G Carrion, Victor G. Carrion, Victor G. (Professor of Psychiatry and Be Carrion, Victor G. (Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Carrion, Victor G. Carrión, Carrion Victor G., Carl Weems, Carl F Weems, Carl F. Weems, Carl F. (Professor and Chair Weems
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2017
• EAN: 9780190201968
• ISBN: 978-0-19-020196-8
• No. of pages: 200
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Non-clinical medicine; MEDICAL / Psychiatry / General, MEDICAL / Pediatrics, Neurology & clinical neurophysiology, Cognitive behavioural therapy, Neurology and clinical neurophysiology, Paediatric medicine