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Posttraumatic stress disorder : scientific and professional dimensions / Julian D. Ford, Damion J. Grasso, Jon D. Elhai, Christine A. Courtois.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ford, Julian D., author.
- Grasso, Damion J., author.
- Elhai, Jon D., author.
- Courtois, Christine A., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Post-traumatic stress disorder.
- Post-traumatic stress disorder--Treatment.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiii, 604 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- San Diego, CA : Academic Press is an imprint of Elsevier, 2015.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- This comprehensive overview of research and clinical practice in PTSD includes new insights into assessment with regard to DSM-5 and ICD-11, discussion of ongoing controversies in the field as to what constitutes safe and effective care, and new research as to assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of PTSD. The second edition includes new coverage of the neurobiology of PTSD, PTSD in special populations, and forensic issues relating to PTSD.
- 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.
- Notes:
- Revised edition of: Posttraumatic stress disorder : science and professional dimensions / Julian D. Ford. 1st ed. 2009.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Ford, Julian D. Posttraumatic stress disorder.
- ISBN:
- 9780128014394
- 0128014393
- OCLC:
- 918824380
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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