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Erica Willheim1, Daniel S Schechter2
1Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, One Park Avenue, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10016, USA.
Abstract:
Trauma-focused psychotherapies for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers comprise a unique subset of child trauma interventions. Given the developmental age range in question, certain characteristics of these therapies differ significantly from those for older children. This study reviews evidence-based, trauma-focused treatments for young children and their caregivers, followed by evidence-based treatments for trauma-vulnerable families with very young children that do not target trauma directly but rather reinforce attachment-related protective factors such as parental sensitivity and reflective functioning. Directions for further research are discussed.
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