Posttraumatic stress disorder [electronic resource] : scientific and professional dimensions / Julian D. Ford, Department of Psychiatry, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, USA, Damion J. Grasso, Department of Psychiatry, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, USA, Jon D. Elhai, Department of Psychology and Psychiatry, University of Toledo, Ohio, USA, Christine A. Courtois, Independent Practice, Washington, USA; National Clinical Trauma Consultant, Elements Behavioral Health, LLC, CA, USA.
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Language: | English |
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Amsterdam ; Boston :
Elsevier/AP, Academic Press is an imprint of Elsevier,
2015.
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Edition: | Second edition. |
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Variant Title: |
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Scientific and Professional Dimensions |
Format: | Electronic eBook |
Contents:
- Understanding psychological trauma and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- The impact of psychological trauma
- Etiology of PTSD: What causes PTSD?
- Epidemiology of PTSD
- Neurobiology of traumatic stress disorders and their impact
- Assessment of psychological trauma and PTSD
- Treatment of adults with PTSD
- Treatment of children and adolescents with PTSD
- Prevention of PTSD
- Forensic issues in the traumatic stress field
- Social, cultural and other diversity issues in the traumatic stress field
- Careers and ethical issues in the traumatic stress field.