Handbook of PTSD : science and practice / edited by Matthew J. Friedman, Terence M. Keane, Patricia A. Resick.

Other author Friedman, Matthew J.
Other author Keane, Terence Martin.
Other author Resick, Patricia A.
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Guilford Press, ©2007.
Descriptionxv, 592 pages ; 27 cm
Subjects
Post-traumatic stress disorder--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic.

Contents PTSD: twenty-five years of progress and challenges -- The history of trauma in psychiatry -- A psychological history of PTSD -- Psychological theories of PTSD -- The epidemiology of trauma and PTSD -- Risk pathways for PTSD: making sense of the literature -- Remembering and forgetting -- Trauma-induced dissociation -- Neurocircuitry and neuroplasticity in PTSD -- Neurobiological alternations associated with PTSD -- Gene-environment interactions: twin studies and gene research in the context of PTSD -- Gender issues in PTSD -- The prevalence and impact of child traumatic stress -- Trauma in older adults -- Assessment of PSTD and its comorbidities in adults -- Early intervention for trauma -- Psychosocial treatments for PTSD -- Psychosocial approaches for children with PTSD -- Pharmacotherapy for PTSD -- Trauma exposure and physical health -- Cultural issues and trauma -- PTSD and the law -- Emerging treatments for PTSD -- Risk, vulnerability, resistance, and resilience: toward an integrative conceptualization of posttraumatic adaptation -- Public mental health interventions following disasters and máss violence -- Key questions and an agenda for future research.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
LCCN 2006036543
ISBN9781593854737 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN1593854730 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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Laupus Books - Stacks WM 170 H236 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold