Post–traumatic Stress Disorder

Despite the growing interest in the role of psychological trauma in the genesis of psychiatric disorders, few volumes have addressed these issues from a multidisciplinary and international perspective.  Given the complexity of resilience and post–traumatic disorder, and given ongoing trauma and violence in many parts of the world, it is crucial to apply such perspectives to review existing knowledge in the field and provide directions for future research.
This book has a broad scope.  A key focus is PTSD, because of its clinical and health importance, its obvious link with trauma, and its interest for many clinicians and researchers. However, the book also examines resilience and a range of mental health consequences of trauma, because it has become increasingly clear that not all individuals react to trauma in the same way. It is important for mental health professionals to be aware of the broad range of potential responses to trauma, as well as of relevant evidence–based treatments.
The book includes chapters that address a wide range of topics on trauma–related disorders, including nosology and classification, epidemiology, neurobiology, pharmacotherapy, and psychotherapy. Each chapter comprises a critical review of the existing literature, aimed at being useful for the practitioner.  This is followed by selected commentaries from other authorities on the topic, representing diverse geographical locations and points of view, who refine some of the perspectives offered in the review, provide alternative views, or suggest important areas of future work. 

Spis treści:
Preface.
List of Contributors.
1. PTSD and Related Disorders (Matthew J. Friedman).
Commentaries.
1.1 Walking the Line in Defining PTSD: Comprehensiveness Versus Core Features (Chris R. Brewin).
1.2 Trauma–Related Disorders in the Clinical and Legal Settings (Elie G. Karam).
1.3 Redefi ning PTSD in DSM–5: Conundrums and Potentially Unintended Risks (Alexander C. McFarlane).
2. Epidemiology of PTSD (Carlos Blanco).
Commentaries.
2.1 Challenges and Future Horizons in Epidemiological Research into PTSD (Abdulrahman M. El–Sayed and Sandro Galea).
2.2 Preventing Mental Ill–Health Following Trauma (Helen Herrman).
2.3 PTSD Epidemiology with Particular Reference to Gender (Marianne Kastrup).
3. Neurobiology of PTSD (Arieh Y. Shalev, Asaf Gilboa and Ann Rasmusson).
Commentaries.
3.1 Translational Theory–Driven Hypotheses and Testing Are Enhancing Out Understanding of PTSD and its Treatment (Brian H. Harvey).
3.2 Precipitating and design approaches to PTSD (Eric Vermetten).
4. Pharmacotherapy of PTSD (Dan J. Stein and Jonathan Ipser).
Commentaries.
4.1 Critical View of the Pharmacological Treatment of Trauma (Marcelo F. Mello).
4.2 Shortcomings and Future Directions of the Pharmacotherapy of PTSD (Michael Van Ameringen and Beth Patterson).
4.3 Dire Need for New PTSD Pharmacotherapeutics (Murray B. Stein).
5. Psychological Interventions for Trauma Exposure and PTSD (Richard A. Bryant).
Commentaries.
5.1 Psychological Interventions for PTSD in Children (Lucy Berliner).
5.2 Challenges in the Dissemination and Implementation of Exposure–Based CBT for the Treatment of Hispanics with PTSD (Rafael Kichic, Mildred Vera, and María L. Reyes–Rabanillo).
5.3 What Else Do We Need to Know about Evidence–Based Psychological Interventions for PTSD? (Karina Lovell).
5.4 Another Perspective on Exposure Therapy for PTSD (Barbara Olasov Rothbaum).
6. (Disaster) Public Mental Health (Joop de Jong).
Commentaries.
6.1 An Excellent Model for Low– and Middle–Income Countries (Dean Ajukovic).
6.2 Disaster Mental He alth and Public Health: An Integrative Approach to Recovery (Suresh Bada Math, Naveen C. Kumar and Maria Christine Nirmala).
6.3 Transcultural Aspects of Response to Disasters (Tarek A. Okasha).
6.4 Disaster Public Health: Health Needs, Psychological First Aid and Cultural Awareness (Robert J. Ursano, Matthew N. Goldenberg, Derrick Hamaoka and David M. Benedek).
Index.

Nota biograficzna:
Dan J. Stein, MD, PhD, Professor and Chair, Department of Psychiatry, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
Matthew J. Friedman, MD, Professor of Psychiatry and of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, NH, and Executive Director, National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, US Department of Veterans Affairs, USA
Carlos Blanco, MD, PhD, Professor of Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA

Okładka tylna:
Despite the growing interest in the role of psychological trauma in the genesis of psychiatric disorders, few volumes have addressed these issues from a multidisciplinary and international perspective.  Given the complexity of resilience and post–traumatic disorder, and given ongoing trauma and violence in many parts of the world, it is crucial to apply such perspectives to review existing knowledge in the field and provide directions for future research.
This book has a broad scope.  A key focus is PTSD, because of its clinical and health importance, its obvious link with trauma, and its interest for many clinicians and researchers. However, the book also examines resilience and a range of mental health consequences of trauma, because it has become increasingly clear that not all individuals react to trauma in the same way. It is important for mental health professionals to be aware of the broad range of potential responses to trauma, as well as of relevant evidence–based treatme nts.
The book includes chapters that address a wide range of topics on trauma–related disorders, including nosology and classification, epidemiology, neurobiology, pharmacotherapy, and psychotherapy. Each chapter comprises a critical review of the existing literature, aimed at being useful for the practitioner.  This is followed by selected commentaries from other authorities on the topic, representing diverse geographical locations and points of view, who refine some of the perspectives offered in the review, provide alternative views, or suggest important areas of future work.