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6th World Congress on
Mental Health, Psychiatry and Wellbeing
March 20-21, 2019 | New York, USA
Understanding and
treating trauma in
adolescents and adults
population
Elena Aristodemou
Licensed Mental Health
Professional, USA
Psychologists working with
traumatized individuals need
to understand the emotional/
behavioral manifestations of
trauma as well as the physical
impact of psychological trauma
within the body. An individual’s
reaction to emotional trauma is
complex and difficult to predict.
A person’s age, past exposure to
trauma, social support, culture,
family psychiatric history, and
general emotional functioning
are some of the variables related
to individual response to trauma
(McFarlane & Yehuda, 1996).
Many approaches for treatment
are proposed for Trauma, but
there is no single treatment
approach that seems to be
the treatment of choice. New
approaches are emerging and
during the past ten years, several
cognitive-behavioral oriented
therapies have been developed
for the treatment of adolescents
and adults populations who suffer
from trauma. The article presents
the most recent and integrative
cognitive approach for trauma
developed by Lindsay Bicknell-
Hentges and John J. Lynch.
Principles and application of
treatment are illustrated by clinical
vignettes based on the authors’
own clinical work with patients..
Biography
Elena Aristodemou has completed her Master’s
Degree in Clinical Psychology at the age of 23
years from American International College and
further pursued her postgraduate studies in
Forensic Psychology from John Jay College of
Criminal Justice. She is currently working in
two private practices in NYC. She is trained in
psychological treatments by current leaders
in the field of psychology: Intensive training in
CBT for Personality Disorders by Aaron Beck;
training in Gestalt Psychotherapy by Dr. Scott
Kellogg. Elena’s experience as a counselor
encompasses working with diverse population
covering a spectrum of substance abuse,
mental health, and daily life stressors.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EMERGENCYMENTAL HEALTH AND HUMAN RESILIENCE 2019, VOLUME 21
DOI: 10.4172/1522-4821-C2-029
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