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Research-Based Summaries of Best Practices

Practice Briefs are short, peer-reviewed articles on a wide variety of client-presenting issues and counseling topics. Originally developed by the Practice Brief Advisory Board and written by experts in the field, the Briefs present research-based summaries of best practices, evidence-based practices and research-based approaches. Each Practice Brief is several pages in length, includes references, and has been peer-reviewed by two co-editors before being accepted for publication. They can serve as quick go-to guides for the clinician needing to brush up on an old idea or gather new information.

Complex Trauma and Associated Diagnoses
“Complex Trauma” is both a description of the horrific experiences a person has survived, as well as a diagnostic term for the overwhelming stress reactions that a person experiences. The reactions are usually “…
Tags:
- Assessment, Diagnosis & Treatment
- Trauma & Stress-Related Disorders
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is “…a delayed or protracted response to a stressful event or situation (of either brief or long duration) of an exceptionally threatening or catastrophic nature...
Tags:
- Assessment, Diagnosis & Treatment
- Trauma & Stress-Related Disorders
Postpartum Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Over 40% of women report that their labor was traumatic; however, a small percentage experience trauma that leads to the development of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptoms following the labor and delivery experience.
Tags:
- Assessment, Diagnosis & Treatment
- Trauma & Stress-Related Disorders
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder in Youth
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is defined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5; American Psychological Association [APA], 2013) as a disorder that can occur following exposure to actual or threatened death...
Tags:
- Assessment, Diagnosis & Treatment
- Trauma & Stress-Related Disorders
Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is characterized by delusions, hallucinations (most commonly auditory), disorganized thinking or speech, disorganized or abnormal motor behavior, and negative symptoms (e.g., flat affect; American Psychiatric Association [APA], 2013).
Tags:
- Assessment, Diagnosis & Treatment
- Trauma & Stress-Related Disorders

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