Emotion in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Etiology, Assessment, Neurobiology, and Treatment

Provides a thorough overview of the research on emotion, emotion dysfunction, and their relationship with PTSD

Matthew Tull (Edited by), Nathan Kimbrel (Edited by)

9780128160220, Elsevier Science

Hardback, published 3 February 2020

652 pages
22.9 x 15.1 x 3.5 cm, 1.16 kg

"As an inpatient psychiatrist, I am exposed to many patients with significant traumas. I appreciate how this book explains in such detail the different emotions related to PTSD. As I read the chapters I was able to identify these
emotions in the different patients with whom I have worked, but I realize I did not appreciate the nuances of the specific emotion when I was interviewing the particular patient. This book truly succeeds greatly in its ability to describe emotions, but future editions would benefit by including more graphics and illustrations to help readers grasp the presented material. Further, a chapter focusing on pharmacological treatments would also be helpful." --Doody

Emotion in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder provides an up-to-date review of the empirical research on the relevance of emotions, such as fear, anxiety, shame, guilt, and disgust to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). It also covers emerging research on the psychophysiology and neurobiological underpinnings of emotion in PTSD, as well as the role of emotion in the behavioral, cognitive, and affective difficulties experienced by individuals with PTSD. It concludes with a review of evidence-based treatment approaches for PTSD and their ability to mitigate emotion dysfunction in PTSD, including prolonged exposure, cognitive processing therapy, and acceptance-based behavioral therapy.

1. Fear and Anxiety; Anger 2. Sadness/Depression; Shame and Guilt; Disgust 3. Positive Emotion Disruption 4. Neurobiology of Emotion Dysfunction in PTSD 5. Genetic Influences on Emotional Responding in PTSD 6. Psychophysiology of Emotional Responding in PTSD 7. Emotion Regulation Difficulties 8. Distress Intolerance 9. Emotional Granularity 10. Experiential Avoidance 11. Emotion-driven Impulsivity 12. Attention/Information-Processing Deficits in PTSD and Emotion 13. Influence of Prolonged Exposure on Emotion 14. Influence of Cognitive Processing Therapy on Emotion 15. Acceptance-Based Behavioral Therapy for PTSD 16. Self-Compassion for PTSD 17. Emotion Regulation-Based Treatments for PTSD

Subject Areas: Cognitive behavioural therapy [MMJT1], Psychotherapy [MMJT], Clinical psychology [MMJ], Geopolitics [JPSL], Educational psychology [JNC], Physiological & neuro-psychology, biopsychology [JMM], Child & developmental psychology [JMC], Psychology [JM]