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Statement of Intent

- Clean up the treatment section of this article on childhood trauma

- Add citations and fix sections

- Add TF-CBT section

The treatment section below has been taken from the current article on childhood trauma, as of writing this small formatting edits and citations have been added.

Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)
Trauma focused cognitive behavioral therapy (TF-CBT) is a highly effective branch of CBT designed to treat PTSD cases in children and adolescents. This treatment model's flexibility gives it the ability to treat a wide variety of cases with different presenting symptoms. The therapy follows a step by step process and uses techniques from CBT, mindfulness, and more. It helps introduce skills to cope with the symptoms of the trauma for both the child and the parent if available, before allowing the child to process the trauma on their own in a safe space.

Pharmaceutical Treatment
In addition to traditional therapy, medication can also be used to help treat some of the symptoms of PTSD. SSRI's and other anti-depressants are often the medication of choice. Medications can help therapists stabilize a client in order to proceed with the therapeutic process. Drug treatment has been shown to be effective when paired with another form of therapy such as CBT for PTSD.