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Neuropsychological Effects Of The Traumatic Stress Response In Sexually Abused Adolescents Throughout Treatment, Kathryn R. Wilson
Neuropsychological Effects Of The Traumatic Stress Response In Sexually Abused Adolescents Throughout Treatment, Kathryn R. Wilson
Department of Psychology: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
Child maltreatment is a pervasive problem in our society that has long-term detrimental consequences to the development of the affected child such as future brain growth and functioning. The alteration of the biochemical stress response system in the brain that changes an individual’s ability to respond efficiently and efficaciously to future stressors is conceptualized as the traumatic stress response. The purpose of this research was to explore the effects of the traumatic stress response on sexually abused adolescents’ through a two-tiered study of neuropsychological functioning throughout treatment. It was determined that there are measurable differences in neuropsychological processing in sexually …
Trastorno Bipolar En Los Niños: Hechos Actuales [Pediatric Bipolar Disorder: Actual Facts], Víctor M. Joffre-Velázquez, Gerardo García-Maldonado, Atenogenes H. Saldívar-González, Roberto A. Cruz
Trastorno Bipolar En Los Niños: Hechos Actuales [Pediatric Bipolar Disorder: Actual Facts], Víctor M. Joffre-Velázquez, Gerardo García-Maldonado, Atenogenes H. Saldívar-González, Roberto A. Cruz
School of Medicine Publications and Presentations
A general review of clinical reports about the pediatric bipolar disorder (PBD) published in the last 10 year was done, but we included some before that. Data was obtained in the bases PubMed, EbscoHost and OvidSP, using as key words: bipolar disorder, pediatric, children, adolescent and early onset. We select the reports clinical issues of special interest for the diagnosis and treatment and epidemiological reports related to PBD and we had particular care in select those with a good methodology. It was documented that the PBD has being diagnosed more often when good clinic and clinimetric tools are used. Imaging …