Research Catalog

Details

Description

1. xxvi, 371 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.

Summary

1. Uses clear, highly accessible language to comprehensively guide the reader through posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and related issues. Provides a complete overview of the history of the field, diagnosis, treatment, research, emerging trends, and other critical information about PTSD. Examining both theory and practice, the text offers a multifaceted look at the disorder, outlining biological, cognitive, psychosocial, psychodynamic, integrated, and other relevant approaches.

Series statement

1. The Wiley concise guides to mental health

Uniform title

1. Wiley concise guides to mental health

Subject

1. Post-traumatic stress disorder
2. Post-traumatic stress disorder > Treatment
3. Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
4. Post-traumatic stress disorder
5. Post-traumatic stress disorder > Treatment
6. Posttraumatisches Stresssyndrom
7. Post-traumatic stress disorder > Treatment > Handbooks, manuals, etc

Contents

1. Introduction -- Theoretical and empirical foundations for working with posttraumatic stress disorder -- Introduction to posttraumatic stress disorder -- Theories of stress and coping -- The biopsychosocial effects of traumatic stress -- Exposure to trauma and risk for posttraumatic stress disorder -- Cognitive and behavioral theories and models of posttraumatic stress disorder -- Biological theories and models of posttraumatic stress disorder -- Psychodynamic, psychosocial, alternative, and integrated theories and models of posttraumatic stress disorder -- Other trauma-related disorders and complications -- Cross-cultural issues and international perspectives -- Evaluating, assessing and treating posttraumatic stress disorder -- Clinical evaluation and assessment of posttraumatic stress disorder -- Introduction and overview of treatment -- Cognitive and behavioral treatments -- Psychodynamic treatments -- Pharmacological treatments -- Integrated and other treatment approaches -- Crisis intervention, debriefing, and prevention of posttraumatic stress disorder -- Specific therapies for specific traumas and adjunctive treatments -- Special sections -- Future research directions and the cutting edge -- Professional issues: ethics, risk management, and self-care -- Post-traumatic stress disorder in children, adolescents, and families -- War, terrorism, torture and posttraumatic stress disorder -- Resilience, recovery, and hope -- Appendices -- Appendix A - professional resources -- Appendix B - patient resources.

Owning institution

1. Princeton University Library

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references and index.