Being depressed, losing interest in previously fun activities, having suicidal thoughts Complaining of physical symptoms Thoughts of guilt or revenge relating to the event What causes trauma and abuse? The following increase the risk of a child experiencing trauma after a difficult event: Existing fa...
Trauma-Informed Expressive Arts Therapy developed by Cathy Malchiodi, PhD, is a psychotherapeutic approach to traumatic stress using expressive arts as the core component of treatment.
They may experience distressing thoughts and emotions intruding into their everyday lives, which can sometimes have negative impacts on their work, social lives, and other meaningful activities. However, most participants also discover that these difficulties lessen over time as they grow to be ...
Child mental health researchers often focus on interventions that improve externalizing problems (i.e., disruptive, aggressive, and impulsive behaviors), due to the relationship between children’s externalizing behaviors and social, emotional, and academic disparities. School-based mental health counselors...
Cognitive or mood alterations associated with a traumatic event, including those that relate to memory, expectations about oneself or the world, distorted understandings of the cause or consequence of the event, persistent negative emotional state, diminished interest in previously interesting activities,...
We grow and thrive through connections that occur in friendships, family, social groups, nature, recreational activities, spiritual practices, therapy, and a myriad of other ways. There is no formula for self-care. Each of our “self-care plans” will be unique and change over time. As we...
Forest Plots Describing the Odds of Mortality for Children Aged 15 Years or Less Admitted to Hospitals Following Trauma Treated at Pediatric Trauma Centers (PTCs) Versus Adult Trauma Centers (ATCs) eFigure 4. Forest Plots Describing the Odds of Mortality for Children Aged 14 Years or Le...
However, because this approach aims to create an individualized response to children's unique trauma histories, there are not specific prescribed activities or programs (Bartlett et al., 2016; Berliner and Kolko, 2016, Donisch et al., 2016, Harris and Fallot, 2001). While this flexibility is...
For example, children would have talked about their hobbies, and favourite subjects at school, and parents would have talked about everyday activities such as taking the dog for a walk or the child's favourite television programmes. Such data did not add anything to our understanding of the ...
“This can mean a higher likelihood of difficulty walking, or carrying out activities of daily living, or problems with memory when people are in their 60s, 70s, 80s, or older,” she said. Root Cause for a Lifetime of Ailments Almost 60 percent of adults in the U.S. have experienced ...