Journal of Traumatic Stress Disorders & TreatmentISSN: 2324-8947

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Timo D Vloet Author

Subjects of specialization
Conduct Disorder, Psychosomatics, Adolescent Psychiatry

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

Biography

Timo D Vloet affiliated to the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy at University Hospital of Wuerzburg, Centre of Mental Health, Germany. His current Research Research include in Conduct Disorder, Psychosomatics.


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 moreĀ»

DOI: 10.4172/2324-8947.1000178

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