Journal of Traumatic Stress Disorders & TreatmentISSN: 2324-8947

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Andrea Vloet Author

Vloet_A@ukw.de

Subjects of specialization
Chronic suicidality, Self-harming behavior, Trauma-related disorders

Affiliation
Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, University Hospital of Wuerzburg, Centre of Mental Health, Germany

Biography

Andrea Vloet received his Ph.D. degree in child and adolescent psychiatry from RWTH Aachen University. In 2007 he Approved as child and adolescent psychotherapist. He Complated Diploma in Psychology from Friedrich Schiller University Jena. His current research interests include the eating disorders Diagnostics and therapy for trauma-related disorders, Diagnostics and therapy for patients with emotionally unstable symptoms, self-harming behavior, chronic suicidality.

Publications

Review Article Open Access

Post-Traumatic Growth in Children and Adolescents

Author(s):

Timo D Vloet, Andrea Vloet, Arne Bürger and Marcel Romanos

Introduction: Children and adolescents often suffer from adverse or even traumatic events. While clinicians and researchers so far have focused predominantly on their negative consequences more recently it has been postulated that traumatic events may exert positive effects in some individuals. In this context the concept of post-traumatic growth (PTG) has been investigated increasingly in adults. However, so far data in children and adolescents is rare.

Method: We performed a narrative review of the current literature regarding PTG especially in children and adolescents as well as the pertinent literature on the PTG framework in general.

Results: Data indicates that PTG in youth is quite similar to that observed among adults and can be assessed reliably in childhood and... view more»

DOI: 10.4172/2324-8947.1000178

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