Developmental Trauma / ACEs Resources
General Information
Online Resources
Developmental Trauma Disorder Defined (Attachment Disorder Maryland)
Consensus Proposed Criteria for Developmental Trauma Disorder (Attachment & Trauma Network)
Adverse Childhood Experiences Presentation Graphics (Centers for Disease Control and Preventio)
TED Talk: How Childhood Trauma Affects Health Across a Lifetime
Trauma-Informed Care Infographic (Buffalo Center for Social Research)
Further Reading
Kliethermes M, Schact M, Drewry K. Complex Trauma. Child Adol Psych Clin N Am. 2014;23:339-361.
Lieberman AF, Knorr K. The impact of trauma: A developmental framework for infancy and early childhood. Psychiatric Annals. 2007;37(6):416-422.
Rahim M. Developmental trauma disorder: An attachment-based perspective. Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry 2014;19(4):548-560.
Assessment
Online Resources
Assessment of Complex Trauma (The National Child Traumatic Stress Network)
Trauma, Attachment, and Stress Disorders: signs and symptoms (Healing Resources)
Further Reading
Denton R, Frogley C, Jackson S, John M, Querstret D. The assessment of developmental trauma in children and adolescents: A systematic review. Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry 2016;1–28.
Schmid M, Petermann F, Fegert JM. Developmental trauma disorder: Pros and cons of including formal criteria in the psychiatric diagnostic systems. BMC Psychiatry 2014;13(3):1-12.
Treatment
Online Resources
Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP Network)
Bring Out the Best in Your Children (American Academy of Pediatrics)
Further Reading
Heller L, LaPierre A. Healing Developmental Trauma. Berkley California: North Atlantic Book, 2012.
Pur, I. G. Emotion regulation intervention for complex developmental trauma: Working with street children. Social and Behavioral Sciences 2014;159(23): 697-701.