Treating complex post-traumatic stress disorder following childhood neglect, sexual abuse and revictimisation : interpretative reflections on the case of Khuselwa

Title: Treating complex post-traumatic stress disorder following childhood neglect, sexual abuse and revictimisation : interpretative reflections on the case of Khuselwa
Creator: Padmanabhanunni, Anita, Edwards, David J A
Date: 2012
Type: Article
Identifier: vital:6233
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1007783
Description: This paper describes the psychological assessment and treatment process with Khuselwa, a South African adolescent survivor of multiple sexual traumas presenting with complex post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The paper identifies some of the common barriers encountered by practitioners in delivering treatments in local contexts and highlights the role of external safety and stability and social support in providing a vehicle for change and a basis for overcoming the psychological handicaps reinforced by repeated and multiple traumas and chronic neglect.
Format: 15 pages, pdf
Publisher: South African Professional Society on the Abuse of Children
Language: English
Relation: Padmanabhanunni,A and Edwards,D.A.J. (2012) Treating complex post-traumatic stress disorder following childhood neglect, sexual abuse and revictimisation: Interpretative reflections on the case of Khuselwa.Child Abuse Research in South Africa (CARSA),13 (1)pp. 40-54.ISSN:1562-1383

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