Posttraumatic stress disorder /

Main Author: Cash, Adam
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, c2006.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 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.