Understanding Post-Traumatic Stress
A Psychosocial Perspective on PTSD and Treatment

Stephen Joseph (Author), Ruth Williams (Author), William Yule (Author)

9780471968016, Wiley

Paperback / softback, published 25 April 1997

250 pages
23.9 x 15.7 x 1.2 cm, 0.312 kg

This book examines the latest developments in theory and research in post-traumatic stress disorder. Drawing on the literature exploring personality and social psychology, it presents an integrative model of psychosocial factors affecting adjustment following traumatic stressors. It serves as an innovative contribution to the area as well as an introductory text. A main feature of the book is a series of

Normal and Abnormal Reactions to Trauma.

Assessment and Measurement.

Types of Trauma: From Natural Disaster to Political Violence.

Theoretical Paradigms and Perspectives.

Evidence for an Integrative Model of Adjustment.

Intervention and Treatment.

Conclusions.

References.

Index.

Subject Areas: Other branches of medicine [MM]