Product Description: Widely regarded as the definitive reference, this handbook brings together foremost authorities on posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Diagnostic, conceptual, and treatment issues are reviewed in depth. The volume examines the causes and mechanisms of PTSD on multiple levels, from psychological processes to genes and neurobiology...read more

Product Description: According to recent studies, at least one-fourth of military personnel returning from duty in Afghanistan and Iraq have received a diagnosis of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD); approximately 10-15% of these veterans will experience significant symptoms...read more

Product Description: Grounded in the best science available, this essential volume presents practical guidelines for effective clinical intervention in the immediate, intermediate, and long-term aftermath of large-scale traumatic events. Vital lessons learned from a variety of mass traumas and natural disasters are incorporated into the book's thorough review of strategies for helping specific victim and survivor populations...read more

Product Description: This authoritative book will be of interest to anyone involved in studying the mental health consequences of large-scale traumatic events or in measuring the effectiveness of postdisaster interventions. The book considers disasters from different perspectives and translates their chaotic aftermath into feasible research ideas and approaches...read more

Product Description: Approximately half of all men and women will be exposed to a traumatic event, such as: assault, terrorism, military combat, car accident, domestic violence, or natural disaster. Of those exposed, eight percent of Americans and 20-30 percent of people elsewhere will develop trauma-related symptoms that impair day-to-day functioning...read more

Product Description: With traumatic stress an increasing global challenge, the U.N., the NGO community and governments must take into account the psychological aftermath of large-scale catastrophes and individual or group violence. This volume addresses this global perspective, and provides a conceptual framework for interventions in the wake of abuse, torture, war, and disaster on individual, local, regional, and international levels...read more

Product Description: More than 14 million people suffer ongoing serious effects from traumas such as the events of 9/11, sexual abuse, violence, accidents, or war. Who is at risk for developing PTSD? What is the likelihood of recovery? What is the difference between PTSD and the new diagnosis, Acute Stress Disorder? How do you differentiate PTSD from other disorders with similar symptoms? Get these answers as well as, learn what kinds of traumatic reactions are common, why people experience extreme changes in their behavior and feelings, and what treatments work best in this Compact Clinicals’ boo...read more

Product Description: In recent years, the concept of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has captured the attention and concern of clinicians and scientists, and reactions to traumatic stress have been extensively studied. But are such reactions universal? Although the PTSD diagnosis is now used internationally, it is by no means clear whether it is meaningful across cultures and ethnic groups...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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Product Description: This groundbreaking volume is the most thorough and up-to-date exploration of the laboratory, clinical, and theoretical aspects of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and related stress disorders ever published. The book reviews the entire spectrum of stress responses--from normal to pathological reactions--and brings together the very latest results from basic and clinical research...read more