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PTSD and Mild Traumatic Brain Injury.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Vasterling, Jennifer J.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Brain damage--Psychological aspects.
- Post-traumatic stress disorder.
- Local Subjects:
- Brain damage--Psychological aspects.
- Post-traumatic stress disorder.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (323 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Guilford Publications, 2012.
- Summary:
- Events that lead to traumatic brain injury are often also psychologically traumatic. Addressing a growing need among mental health practitioners, this authoritative book brings together experts in both posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). Chapters present empirically based best practices for conceptualization, assessment, and intervention. The book also addresses the biological and psychosocial mechanisms by which PTSD and mTBI complicate each other; management of commonly associated conditions, including chronic pain and substance abuse; specia
- Contents:
- Cover; Front Matter; Contents; Part I
- Introduction; Chapter 1
- Understanding the Interface of Traumatic Stress and Mild Traumatic Brain Injury; Part II
- Clinical Presentations and Mechanisms; Chapter 2
- Understanding Mild Traumatic Brain Injury; Chapter 3
- A Biopsychosocial Conceptualization of Poor Outcome from Mild Traumatic Brain Injury; Chapter 4
- Understanding Posttraumatic Stress Disorder; Chapter 5
- Effects of Traumatic Brain Injury-Associated Neurocognitive Alterations on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder; Part III
- Commonly Associated Conditions; Chapter 6
- Chronic Pain
- Chapter 7
- Substance Use DisorderPart IV
- Clinical Management; Chapter 8
- Assessment; Chapter 9
- Assessment in Contexts That Threaten Response Validity; Chapter 10
- Treatment of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury; Chapter 11
- Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Following Mild Traumatic Brain Injury; Chapter 12
- Implications for Service Delivery in the Military; Chapter 13
- Estimating the Costs of Care; Part V
- Conclusions; Chapter 14
- Understanding the Interface of Traumatic Stress and Mild Traumatic Brain Injury; Index; Plates
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- ISBN:
- 1-4625-3429-5
- 1-4625-0379-9
- OCLC:
- 778340250
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