title: Assessing the effects of trauma in children and adolescents in practice settings.
abstract: Assessment is a critical part of understanding and addressing the needs of children and adolescents exposed to trauma. A comprehensive approach to assessment that measures a range of traumatic exposures and domains of impact and uses multiple informants and techniques over time is needed to best capture the complexity of needs and presentations of traumatized youth. This approach provides a pathway to effective treatment planning. The purpose of this article is to offer a comprehensive overview of the assessment of childhood trauma, with a focus on specific tools and techniques, and the use of assessment information in practice settings.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 710 North Lake Shore Drive, 12th Floor, Chicago, IL 60611, USA. Electronic address: c-kisiel@northwestern.edu.
authors.forename: Cassandra
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kisiel
authors.affiliation: Chadwick Center for Children and Families, Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, 3020 Children's Way, MC 5131, San Diego, CA 92123, USA.
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Conradi
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 710 North Lake Shore Drive, 12th Floor, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
authors.forename: Tracy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fehrenbach
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 710 North Lake Shore Drive, 12th Floor, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Torgersen
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences, Center for Child and Family Health, Duke University School of Medicine, 411 West Chapel Hill Street, Suite 200, Durham, NC 27701, USA.
authors.forename: Ernestine C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Briggs
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services / Q000379:methods*; D002669:Child Welfare; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D040921:Stress Disorders, Traumatic / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Adolescent; Children; Measures; Trauma assessment; Traumatic stress