Ethnocultural aspects of posttraumatic stress disorder : issues, research, and clinical applications.

Includes bibliographical references and index

Part I: Foundations -- Posttraumatic stress disorder: an overview of the concept -- The epidemiology of PTSD: a comprehensive review of the international literature -- The treatment of PTSD and related stress disorders: current research and clinical knowledge -- Part II: Ethnocultural research on PTSD: conceptual and methodological issues -- Ethnocultural aspects of PTSD: an overview of issues and research directions -- Confusion of the senses: implications of ethnocultural variations in somatoform and dissociative disorders for PTSD -- Culture, emotion, and PTSD -- Ethnocultural considerations in the assessment of PTSD -- Part III: PTSD among specific ethnocultural groups -- PTSD among African Americans -- Cumulative trauma and PTSD in American Indian Communities -- Wounded spirits, ailing hearts: PTSD and related disorders among American Indians -- Traumatization stress among Asians and Asian Americans -- PTSD and related stress disorders among Hispanics -- Part IV: Ethnocultural aspects of PTSD among specific victim populations -- Cross-national and ethnocultural issues in disaster research -- Women of color and traumatic stress in "domestic captivity": gender and race as disempowering statuses -- Ethnocultural aspects of PTSD and related disorders among children and adolescents -- Ethnocultural considerations in understanding PTSD and related disorders among military veterans -- Part V: Ethnocultural considerations in therapy and mental health services for PTSD -- A multicultural developmental approach for treating trauma -- Ethnocultural considerations in the treatment of PTSD: therapy and service delivery -- Ethnocultural variations in service use among veterans suffering from PTSD -- Ethnopsychopharmacology and the treatment of PTSD -- Part VI: Conclusion -- Ethnocultural aspects of PTSD: some closing thoughts