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What is childhood trauma?

by Bruce Duncan Perry

Post-traumatic stress disorder in childrenPsychic trauma in childrenAbused childrenFamily violenceChild psychopathology

Defines childhood trauma as an experience that raises a child's stress response for an unreasonable amount of time. Delves into the ranges of childhood trauma, symptom assessment, as well as its impact on the child's physical and emotional health, development, as well as its potential impact on society as a whole.

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For young readers

Book data: Open Library