Handbook of PTSD : Science and Practice, Hardcover by Friedman, Matthew J. (E...

Handbook of PTSD : Science and Practice, Hardcover by Friedman, Matthew J. (EDT); Schnurr, Paula P. (EDT); Keane, Terence M. (EDT), ISBN 1462547079, ISBN-13 9781462547074, Like New Used, Free P&P in the UKThis 33-chapter handbook discusses the science and practice of treating posttraumatic stress disorder. It covers progress and challenges in the field of traumatic stress studies and the history and evolution of the field, then scientific foundations and theoretical perspectives, including the epidemiology of trauma and PTSD in adults, childhood, and adolescence; psychological models; alterations in memory and other neurocognitive processes; trauma-induced dissociation; neurocircuitry and neuroplasticity in PTSD; neurochemistry, neuroendocrinology, and neuroimmunology; genetics; gender issues; developmental issues; and trauma and PTSD in older adults. Subsequent chapters address clinical practice, including assessment, early intervention following trauma, psychosocial treatments, couple and family therapies, group treatments, pharmacotherapy, and trauma exposure and physical health, and emerging areas, such as the law, technology-based interventions, public mental health interventions following disasters, the dissemination and implementation of best practices, and trauma among refugees, asylum seekers, and post-conflict populations. Revised, this edition has updated and rewritten chapters and new topics, such as the treatment of PTSD with comorbid disorders and postmortem brain banking, as well as new or updated discussions of diagnostic criteria, the psychoneurobiology of resilience, challenges in implementing best practices, and telemental health. It has a more global perspective with more international chapter authors, who consist of psychology, psychiatry, neuroscience, and other specialists from North America, Australia, New Zealand, and the UK. Annotation ©2021 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR ()