Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: A Clinician’s Guide (Springer Series on Stress and Coping) - Hardcover

Peterson, Kirtland C.; Prout, Maurice F.; Schwarz, Robert A.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 030643542X ISBN 13: 9780306435423

Publisher: Springer, 1991

Synopsis

For hundreds of years, the human response to personal and collective catastrophe has been recognized. Major historical events of the twen­ tieth century have highlighted the reality of the human response to extreme traumatization, especially the experience of persons exposed to the concentration camps of Nazi Germany, the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and the unique features of the Vietnam conflict. However, it was not until1980, with the publication of the third edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-111), that post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was fully recognized as a distinct and valid diagnostic category with a permanency not hitherto afforded post-trauma stress syndromes. Consequently, a formidable PTSD literature has emerged since the late 1970s. Included among the wealth of research and clinical papers are a variety of edited books containing contributions from the major authorities in the field (e.g., Figley, 1978, 1985; van der Kolk, 1984; Kelly, 1985; Sonnenberg, Blank, & Talbott, 1985; Milgram, 1986; Ochberg, 1988). However, to date no publication has brought together and integrated the variety of theoretical and therapeutic perspectives in a form readily accessible to clinicians. It is to this gap in the literature that this contribution is addressed.

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Synopsis

This guide collects and integrates the variety of theoretical and therapeutic perspectives that have emerged since the late 1970s, a period in which post-traumatic stress was at last recognized as a distinct category. Separate sections are devoted to diagnosis, assessment, theoretical models, and therapeutic treatment. Many sources relate to the Vi

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 030643542X
• ISBN 13: 9780306435423
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 276