Posttraumatic stress disorder : etiology, phenomenology, and treatment.

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Washington, D.C. : American Psychiatric Press, 1990Description: xvi, 270 pISBN:

0880482990 (hc)

DDC classification:

616.8521 21

Subject: Addresses psychological factors of importance in the etiology of PTSD, offering a comprehensive view of the role of vulnerability factors in determining the psychological consequences of traumatic stress. The role of personality disorders in PTSD is also discussed. Little is known about the adjustment of individuals who have been exposed to trauma, but do not develop PTSD. This text opens a window to studies in this important new direction. The section on phenomenology includes a review of recent validation and diagnostic efforts in PTSD that have promoted a better understanding of this disorder. Includes in-depth coverage of comorbidities of PTSD with Axis I, II, and III diagnoses, and examines the etiological and treatment implications of each. Includes chapters on pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy in treatment of PTSD

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"This book was developed from the symposium "Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Bilogical Mechanisms and Clinical Aspects" held at the annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association, San Francisco, May 1989."--Introd.

Includes bibliographical references and index

Addresses psychological factors of importance in the etiology of PTSD, offering a comprehensive view of the role of vulnerability factors in determining the psychological consequences of traumatic stress. The role of personality disorders in PTSD is also discussed. Little is known about the adjustment of individuals who have been exposed to trauma, but do not develop PTSD. This text opens a window to studies in this important new direction. The section on phenomenology includes a review of recent validation and diagnostic efforts in PTSD that have promoted a better understanding of this disorder. Includes in-depth coverage of comorbidities of PTSD with Axis I, II, and III diagnoses, and examines the etiological and treatment implications of each. Includes chapters on pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy in treatment of PTSD

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