Traumatic stress : the effects of overwhelming experience on mind, body, and society / edited by Bessel A. van der Kolk, Alexander C. McFarlane, Lars Weisaeth.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents: Preface (on Web) By Bessel van der Kolk, Alexander McFarlane, and Lars Weisaeth -- 1. The Black Hole of Trauma By Bessel van der Kolk & Alexander McFarlane -- 2. Trauma and Its Challenge to Society By Alexander McFarlane & Bessel van der Kolk -- 3. History of Trauma in Psychiatry By Bessel van der Kolk, Lars Weisaeth, & Onno van der Hart -- 4. Stress versus Traumatic Stress: From Acute Homeostatic Reactions to Chronic Psychopathology By Arieh Shalev -- 5. Acute Posttraumatic Reactions in Soldiers and Civilians By Zahava Solomon, Nathaniel Laror, & Alexander McFarlane -- 6. The Classification of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder By Elizabeth Brett -- 7. The Nature of Traumatic Stressors and the Epidemiology of Posttraumatic Reactions By Alexander McFarlane & Giovanni de Girolamo -- 8. Resilience, Vulnerability, and the Course of Posttraumatic Reactions By Alexander McFarlane -- 9. The Complexity of Adaptation to Trauma: Self-Regulation, Stimulus Discrimination, and Characterological Development By Bessel van der Kolk -- 10. The Body Keeps the Score: Approaches to the Psychobiology of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder By Bessel van der Kolk -- 11. Assessment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Clinical and Research Settings By Elana Newman, Danny Kaloupek, & Terence Keane -- 12. Trauma and Memory By Bessel van der Kolk -- 13. Dissociation and Information Processing in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder By Bessel van der Kolk, Onno van der Hart, & Charles Marmar -- 14. Traumatic Stress in Childhood and Adolescence: Recent Developments and Current Controversies By Robert Pynoos, Alan Steinberg, & Armen Goenjian -- 15. Prior Traumatization and the Process of Aging: Theory and Clinical Implications By Petra Narts & Wybrand Op den Velde -- 16. Legal Issues in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder By Roger Pitman, Landy Sparr, Linda Saunders, & Alexander McFarlane -- 17. Trauma in Cultural Perspective By Marten deVries -- 18. A General Approach to Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder By Bessel van der Kolk, Alexander McFarlane, & Onno van der Hart -- 19. Prevention of Posttraumatic Stress: Consultation, Training, and Early Treatment By Robert Ursano, Thomas Grieger, & James McCarroll -- 20. Acute Preventive Interventions By Beverley Raphael, John Wilson, Lenore Meldrum, & Alexander McFarlane -- 21. Acute Treatments By Gordon Turnbull & Alexander McFarlane -- 22. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder By Barbara Olasov Rothbaum & Edna Foa -- 23. The Psychopharmacological Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder By Jonathan Davidson & Bessel van der Kolk -- 24. Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: The Nature of the Therapeutic Relationship By Jacob Lindy -- 25. The Therapeutic Environment and New Explorations in the Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder By Stuart W. Turner, Alexander McFarlane, & Bessel van der Kolk Conclusions and Future Directions By Alexander McFarlane & Bessel van der Kolk