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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Best to Treat Childhood Trauma

Posted on September 13, 2008

Kids get exposed to all sorts of traumatic events in their young lives and for most, they can escape from serious emotional harm. One way to do that is through treatment of the trauma. But like treatment for many mental health issues, the variety of treatments available can be a little overwhelming. Treatment experts will extol the virtues of their own preferred modality of treatment, regardless of research findings or what-not. This is what I learned, so this is what you get. Every now and again, researchers conduct large meta-analyses to try and answer the question, Treatment-wise,...

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adolescents , anxiety , childhood , children , depression , kids , mental health , stress