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Title:Post-Traumatic & Acute Stress Disorders : The Latest Assessment & Treatment Strategies: 4th Edition
Author:Matthew J Friedman, MD, PhD
ISBN:1887537228 : 9781887537223
Format:Paperback
Size:180x250mm
Pages:120
Weight: .284 Kg.
Published:Midpoint Trade Books (Compact Clinicals) - October 2005
List Price: 10.5 Pounds Sterling
Availability:In Print
Subjects:Physiological & neuro-psychology: Mental health services


Approximately half of all men and women will be exposed to a traumatic event such as assault, terrorism, military combat, vehicular accident, domestic violence, or natural disaster. Of those exposed, eight percent of Americans and 20-30 percent of people elsewhere will develop trauma-related symptoms that impair day-today functioning. Who is at risk for developing PTSD? What is the likelihood of recovery? What is the difference between PTSD and other acute stress disorders? How do you differentiate PTSD from other disorders with similar symptoms? Get answers from the expert, plus:. 3 symptom sets of PTSD. Targeted case studies. Assessment and treatment guidelines for children and adolescents. Key global treatment issues for acute stress disorders. Information on over 38 trauma exposure, diagnostic, and symptom severity assessment tools. 'Complex' PTSD. 8 cognitive behavioral therapies. Eye movement desensitisation. Biological underpinnings of the human stress response. Comparative table of PTSD medication dosages, indications, and contraindications. Effectiveness of medications vs. psychotherapy.