title: Treating childhood trauma.
abstract: This review begins with the question "What is childhood trauma?" Diagnosis is discussed next, and then the article focuses on treatment, using 3 basic principles-abreaction, context, and correction. Treatment modalities and complications are discussed, with case vignettes presented throughout to illustrate. Suggestions are provided for the psychiatrist to manage countertransference as trauma therapy proceeds.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Langley Porter Institute, University of California San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA. scott.terrmd@sbcglobal.net
authors.forename: Lenore C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Terr
mesh_terms: D000035:Abreaction; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000523:psychology; D002657:Child Development / Q000502:physiology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003376:Counseling / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008487:Medical History Taking; D008569:Memory Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D019962:Reactive Attachment Disorder / Q000209:etiology; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D014167:Transference, Psychology; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy