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Recognizing and treating uncommon behavioural and emotional disorders in children and adolescents who have been severely maltreated: dissociative disorders
- Author:
- HAUGAARD Jeffrey J.
- Journal article citation:
- Child Maltreatment, 9(2), May 2004, pp.146-153.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Children who have experienced severe maltreatment may use dissociation as a strategy to cope with the ongoing trauma of their maltreatment. Although dissociation may help children cope with maltreatment, it can become maladaptive if it is used in other contexts. This article explores the symptoms of dissociate disorders and the ways that maladaptive dissociation can develop in maltreated children. Strategies for distinguishing dissociative disorders from other disorders in children are reviewed and treatment strategies for children and adolescents with maladaptive dissociation, and their families, are explored.
Recognizing and treating uncommon behavioural and emotional disorders in children and adolescents who have been severely maltreated: introduction
- Author:
- HAUGAARD Jeffrey J.
- Journal article citation:
- Child Maltreatment, 9(2), May 2004, pp.123-130.
- Publisher:
- Sage
To provide more effective clinical services for children and adolescents who have been severely maltreated, the New York State Office of Mental Health sponsored the development of several guides to assist clinicians providing services to these children and adolescents. This article also provides basic guidelines for services to severely maltreated children, adolescents, and their families and introduces several concepts that should be considered.
Recognizing and treating uncommon behavioural and emotional disorders in children and adolescents who have been severely maltreated: bipolar disorder
- Author:
- HAUGAARD Jeffrey J.
- Journal article citation:
- Child Maltreatment, 9(2), May 2004, pp.131-138.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Although it was assumed for many years that children do not experience bipolar disorder, it has been recently recognized that some children do. Those who have been severely maltreated may be at an increased risk for developing a bipolar disorder. This article explores the symptoms of the bipolar disorder as well as strategies for distinguishing these symptoms from those of children experiencing more common disorders. Treatment strategies, including the use of medication, for children experiencing bipolar disorder and their families are examined.
Recognizing and treating uncommon behavioural and emotional disorders in children and adolescents who have been severely maltreated: somatisation and other somatoform disorders
- Author:
- HAUGAARD Jeffrey J.
- Journal article citation:
- Child Maltreatment, 9(2), May 2004, pp.161-168.
- Publisher:
- Sage
This article reviews current knowledge about somatoform disorders in children and adolescents. Somatoform disorders are likely to occur more frequently in children and adolescents who have been severely maltreated than in others. The symptoms of somatoform disorders are reviewed, strategies for distinguishing somatoform disorders from other disorders are examined, and treatment strategies are explored.