Post-traumatic stress / Stephen Regel, Stephen Joseph.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Regel, Stephen.

Contributor:

Joseph, Stephen (College teacher)

Series:

Facts (Oxford, England)

The facts

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Post-traumatic stress disorder.

Anxiety disorders.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (136 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Post-traumatic stress and its associated disorders, including Post-traumatic Stress disorder (PTSD) can develop after exposure to one or more terrifying events. It is a severe and ongoing emotional reaction to an extreme psychological trauma, such as a death or a threat to life, serious physical injury, or threat to physical and/or psychological integrity. The book begins with a description of PTSD and other related problems often experienced by survivors, and a short history of developments in the field. Information on assessment, theory, research findings, and treatment procedures are provid

Contents:

Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; 1 Common responses to traumatic events; 2 Concepts and theories of post-traumatic stress; 3 Assessment and formulation; 4 Intervention strategies: prevention; 5 Treatment for post-traumatic stress; 6 Medically related trauma; 7 Cultural responses to trauma; 8 Growth following adversity; Appendices; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; V; W; Y

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-34834-9

9786613348340

0-19-157592-5

OCLC:

761693520