Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety disorder that can develop after exposure to one or more traumatic events. It is a severe and ongoing emotional reaction to extreme psychological trauma, such as threat to life, being a victim of crime or sexual assault, witnessing someone's death, or a threat to one's physical and/or psychological integrity.
The new edition updated throughout, presents information in a helpful, practical, and accessible way that will be helpful to survivors, and their family and friends. The book begins with a description of PTSD and other related problems, often experienced by survivors, a short history of the developments in the field, information on common responses to trauma, theory, assessment, treatment and research findings.
Further chapters reflect new theoretical thinking and directions in the field of trauma including post-traumatic growth following adversity. New chapters to this edition address the impact of traumatic bereavement, the needs of ex-hostages and their families, and suggestions for self-help after trauma.
Post-traumatic stress: The Facts is essential reading for sufferers of post-traumatic stress, their families and friends, and will also be of interest to the general reader and a valuable resource for helping professionals, such as general practitioners, psychologists, social workers, mental health nurses, counsellors and those supporting victims of trauma in the voluntary sector. The book will also be helpful for those in the voluntary and statutory sector responsible for providing crisis support to those affected by major traumatic events in the community.
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Essential reading for sufferers of post-traumatic stress (PTS), their families and friends on the causes, treatment, and support available for sufferers of PTS and its associated anxiety disorders, which can develop after exposure to one or more terrifying events.
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SECTION 1: UNDERSTANDING PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMA; SECTION 2: RESPONDING TO TRAUMA IN DIFFERENT CONTEXTS AND SETTINGS; SECTION 3: HELPING SURVIVORS AND THEIR FAMILIES
As always Joseph & Regel stretch beyond the DSM and psychiatric categorising to the psychosocial and physical health related complexity of trauma. They provide the window that we all look through but often feel unable to tread in the age of jargonese around evidence-based. Life is full of potentially traumatic events and we often need the support and clear headed common sense that this little pocket book provides. Every trauma practitioner should have a copy.
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Helpful, practical, and accessible text illustrated by real-life case studies
Includes 'Key Point' boxes at the start of each chapter to quickly summarise important ideas covered in the text
Includes invaluable resource section with suggested further reading and contact information for patient self-help and support groups
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780198758112
Publisert
2017
Utgave
2. utgave
Utgiver
Vendor
Oxford University Press
Vekt
224 gr
Høyde
195 mm
Bredde
129 mm
Dybde
13 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
208