<p>Traumatic stress in teens can masquerade as behavioral problems, academic issues, self-destructive behaviors, substance use, or even psychosis. Beyond PTSD: Helping and Healing Teens Exposed to Trauma bridges the gaps between existing trauma manuals and textbooks by giving readers a more complete understanding of the teen's perspective. It provides concrete strategies for talking to and engaging teens, as well as for finding the most appropriate evidence-based treatment for them.</p><p>The first of two parts tackles specific symptoms, including aggression, self-injury, and school refusal. The second part focuses on working with traumatized youth in diverse systems, from schools and hospitals to juvenile justice facilities and pediatric offices.</p><p>Throughout, tables compare different types of trauma therapies and provide information about how treatments might be adapted to fit a specific teen or setting. Readers, whether clinicians, social workers, pediatricians, school counselors, or parents, will also find concrete, specific clinical pearls--even examples of language to use--to work effectively with difficult-to-engage teens with complex symptoms and behaviors.</p>