Neuroscience of Pediatric PTSD

Victor G. Carrion and Carl F. Weems

The first book to be published on the neuroscience of pediatric PTSD
Illustrates concepts with iconic brain diagrams
Presents an approach that's anchored in symptoms and functional challenges

Neuroscience of Pediatric PTSD

Victor G. Carrion and Carl F. Weems

Description

The past twenty years have seen an increased interest in the impact of traumatic stress on 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 into three parts; pre-clinical research, adult research and developmental research. The Authors present Issues such as comorbidity and treatment and their relationship to these neuroscience findings are presented.

Neuroscience of Pediatric PTSD

Victor G. Carrion and Carl F. Weems

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

Neuroscience of Pediatric PTSD

Victor G. Carrion and Carl F. Weems

Author Information

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.

Dr. Weems is Professor and Department Chair of Human Development and Family Studies at Iowa State University. He also holds research/faculty appointments in the Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine at LSU Health Sciences Center (Clinical Professor) and in the Life Course and Aging Center at LSU (Adjunct Faculty), Baton Rouge. His research has centered upon basic research in developmental psychopathology focused on testing contextual, bio-behavioral, and cognitive-developmental models of emotional disorders, improving the empirical utility of assessment and measurement techniques and moving the basic science of developmental psychopathology and measurement theory out of the lab and into real world applications.