Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Issues and ControversiesGerald Rosen Is Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) an illness that arises after horrific and life-threatening events? Or is it a label that medicalizes human suffering, and brings with it more problems than it solves? Still a relatively new diagnosis, PTSD has changed our vocabulary and shaped our views on human coping and resilience. Yet almost every assumption upon which the diagnosis rests has come under question. In this volume, Gerald Rosen brings together leading international scholars in posttraumatic studies to consider the most contentious debates. Each chapter offers an analysis of the issues, reviews current research, and clarifies implications for the practicing clinician. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Issues and Controversies is essential reading for all practitioners, researchers, and students who work in the field of trauma. Professionals in related health fields and the law will also find this book useful. |
Contents
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2 Risk Factors and the AdversityStress Model | 15 |
3 Risk Factors and PTSD A Historians Perspective | 39 |
4 Unresolved Issues in the Assessment of Trauma Exposure and Posttraumatic Reactions | 63 |
5 Malingering and the PTSD Data Base | 85 |
6 Psychophysiologic Reactivity Implications for Conceptualizing PTSD | 101 |
7 When Traumatic Memory Was a Problem On the Historical Antecedents of PTSD | 127 |
8 On the Uniqueness of Trauma Memories in PTSD | 147 |
9 Memory Trauma and Dissociation | 163 |
10 In the Aftermath of Trauma Normative Reactions and Early Interventions | 187 |
11 First Do No Harm Emerging Guidelines for the Treatment of Posttraumatic Reactions | 213 |
12 Crosscultural Perspectives on the Medicalization of Human Suffering | 233 |
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