Post-traumatic stress disorder : diagnosis, management and treatment

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Post-traumatic stress disorder : diagnosis, management and treatment

edited by David Nutt, Jonathan RT Davidson, Joseph Zohar

Martin Dunitz, 2000

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Description

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder can be one of the most disabling of all the anxiety disorders and is frequently misdiagnosed and ineffectively treated It is also an area in which there have been recent major advances This book sets out to solve this problem, presenting doctors with practical guidance and at the same time a state-of-the-art summary of all the latest developments

Table of Contents

1. Diagnosis, History, Life Course 2. Epidemiology 3. Assessment Skills etc 4. Imaging 5. Neuroendocrinology 6. Neurotransmitters and Brain Mechanisms 7. Psycho-Social Approaches to Treatment 8. Debriefing 9. Pharmacological Treatments 10. Traumatic Stress in Children 11. Grief and its Relationship to PTSD 12. Ethno-Cultural Aspects of Trauma 13. New Ideas and the Way Forward 15. Appendix: Rating Scales

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