Abstract
Traumas are stressful events that involve danger of death, injury, or sexual violation – ranging from accidents and illness to violence and abuse. These experiences are common in young people and are strongly associated with mental illness. In this chapter, we explore evidence that contributes to understanding the mental health burden of trauma in children and adolescents. We also consider evidence that informs the management of this burden, from initial response after trauma to treating trauma-related psychiatric disorders in children and adolescents. This evidence has important implications for current clinical practice and indicates the required direction of future research to further improve assessment, treatment, and prevention of trauma-related mental illness in children and adolescents.
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Lewis, S.J., Danese, A. (2020). Trauma-Related Mental Illness in Children and Adolescents. In: Taylor, E., Verhulst, F., Wong, J., Yoshida, K., Nikapota, A. (eds) Mental Health and Illness of Children and Adolescents. Mental Health and Illness Worldwide. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-0753-8_64-1
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