Cause and Treatment of Trauma in Children

Paper Summary:

This research summary shows that different approaches are considered when helping children who have experienced trauma. The paper reviews these different approaches and discusses how in most of these cases, the direction is on having the child be supported by others who have also undergone the trauma. According to the paper, this is either in addition to or in lieu of individual therapy, depending on the severity of the trauma. The child can then recognize that he/she is not alone.

From the Paper:

"Children living in violent areas of world, including the United States, often undergo traumatic experiences. In their study, Horowitz, McKay, and Marshall (2005) conducted a study to better understand the affect of community-level stressors, coping strategies, and resources to prevent exposure to violence or to mitigate its effects in an inner-city community. Parents and children took part in focus groups, and children also completed standardized instruments. The research participants consisted of parents and their children (8 to 17 years of age), in an inner city neighborhood of a large metropolitan city. "

Sample of Sources Used:

• Horowitz, Karyn, McKay, Mary, & Marshall, Randall (2005) Community Violence and Urban Families: Experiences, Effects, and Directions for Intervention, American Journal of Orthopsychiatry: 75( 3). [electronic version]
• Lantz, J., & Raiz, L. (2003). Play and art in existential trauma therapy with children and their parents. Contemporary Family Therapy 25(2) [electronic version].
• Lieberman, A.F., Van Horn, P. & Ippen, C. (2005). Toward evidence-based treatment: child-parent psychotherapy with preschoolers exposed to marital violence. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 44 (12).
• March, J.S., Amaya-Jackson, L., Murray, M.A., & Schulte, A. (1998). Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapy for Children and Adolescents With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder After a Single-Incident Stressor. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 37(6) [electronic version]
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