Assessing psychological trauma and PTSD / edited by John P. Wilson, Terence M. Keane ; foreword by Susan D. Solomon.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wilson, John P. (John Preston)

Keane, Terence Martin.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Post-traumatic stress disorder--Diagnosis.

Post-traumatic stress disorder.

Psychodiagnostics.

Neuropsychological tests.

Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic.

Medical Subjects:

Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic.

Physical Description:

xiv, 577 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Guilford Press, [1997]

Summary:

"This is the authoritative text on assessment of trauma and PTSD. It should enable investigators to rigorously operationalize just the way seek to measure and to understand why one instrument might be better suited for this task than another". -- Matthew J. Friedman, M.D., Ph.D.

"This sophisticated text admirably achieves its main purpose....The result is to provide an up-to-date evaluation of assessment approaches which will be invaluable in improving both services and research in relation to trauma". -- William Yule, Ph.D.

This comprehensive and up-to-date book brings together leading authorities to cover the entire spectrum of instruments, techniques, standardized measures, and procedures used to diagnose and measure the psychological and physiological aftermath of trauma. Chapters review the research literature, discuss relevant conceptual issues, and provide practical guidelines for assessing PTSD and dissociative disorders in a wide range of clinical populations. Special topics covered include issues of gender, culture, and ethnicity in assessment; assessment of traumatized children and adult survivors of abuse; traumatic bereavement; and trauma-related disorders in medical settings.

Serves as a text for courses on stress and trauma, abuse and victimization, and abnormal psychology, as well as clinical psychology practica.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1572301627

OCLC:

35025908