Understanding Post-Traumatic Stress

A Psychosocial Perspective on Ptsd and Treatment
1. Auflage 1997
ISBN: 978-0-471-96801-6
Verlag: Wiley

Buch, Englisch, 250 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 339 g

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

Autoren/Hrsg.

Joseph, Stephen

Williams, Ruth

Yule, William

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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.

Über Autor(innen)

Stephen Joseph, PhD, is Professor of Psychology, Health and Social Care at The University of Nottingham, where he is codirector of the Centre for Trauma, Resilience and Growth and an Honorary Consultant Psychologist in Psychotherapy at Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust.

Ruth Williams is the author of Understanding Post-Traumatic Stress: A Psychosocial Perspective on PTSD and Treatment, published by Wiley.

William Yule is the author of Understanding Post-Traumatic Stress: A Psychosocial Perspective on PTSD and Treatment, published by Wiley.