Measuring trauma : workshop summary / Krisztina Marton ; The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Marton, Krisztina, author.

Contributor:

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.)

Marton, Krisztina, rapporteur.

Conference Name:

Workshop on Integrating New Measures of Trauma into SAMHSA's Data Collection Programs (2015 : Washington, D.C.), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychic trauma--Congresses.

Psychic trauma.

United States. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration--Congresses.

United States.

United States. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (85 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, District of Columbia : The National Academies Press, 2016.

Summary:

"The Workshop on Integrating New Measures of Trauma into the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) Data Collection Programs, held in Washington, D.C. in December 2015, was organized as part of an effort to assist SAMHSA and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in their responsibilities to expand the collection of behavioral health data to include measures of trauma. The main goals of the workshop were to discuss options for collecting data and producing estimates on exposure to traumatic events and PTSD, including available measures and associated possible data collection mechanisms. This report summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop"--Publisher's website.

Contents:

Existing studies and data

Key concepts and measurement challenges

Collecting trauma data about children

Key themes and possible next steps.

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed September 5, 2016).

ISBN:

0-309-44340-7

0-309-44338-5