Identifying, Assessing, and Treating PTSD at School

• Main Authors: Nickerson, Amanda B. (Author), Reeves, Melissa A. (Author), Brock, Stephen E. (Author), Jimerson, Shane R. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2009.
• Series: Developmental Psychopathology at School ; 2
• Subjects: Psychology.; Education.; Social work.; Clinical psychology.; Psychotherapy.; Counseling.; Child psychology.; School psychology.; Developmental psychology.; Child and School Psychology.; Education, general.; Clinical Psychology.; Psychotherapy and Counseling.; Developmental Psychology.; Social Work.

By age 16, significant – one might even say "alarming" – numbers of students are demonstrating signs of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Students with PTSD are more likely to develop a range of problems, from delinquent behavior to eating disorders to substance abuse to dropping out....

Table of Contents:

• Causes
• Prevalence and Associated Conditions
• Case Finding, Screening, and Referral
• Diagnostic Assessment
• Psychoeducational Assessment
• Treatment.