In recent years, considerable research, as well as clinical
guidelines based on study findings, has been published on the
treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). A gap remains,
however, between the controlled environments and protocols used in
intervention research and the more complex and often imperfect
settings and situations that clinicians must navigate in daily
practice. Moreover, clinicians routinely see patients whose
comorbid substance abuse, self-destructive behavior, or medical
illness would likely exclude them from research studies. In short,
although the extensive literature is certainly helpful in
articulating the various treatment modalities available to
clinicians, the strength of the evidence for the efficacy of the
treatments, and the recommendations and personal preferences of
experts, the literature does not address the real-life dilemmas
that clinicians face in attempting to treat trauma survivors.
What is needed is a way to bridge the gap between research and
practice -- to "translate" study findings into everyday clinical
realities. Treating Trauma Survivors With PTSD answers that need.
Its authors, experienced researchers and clinicians who are at the
forefront of conceptual discourse on trauma and PTSD, are uniquely
qualified to offer guidance on these issues. Among the specific
topics covered are the following: - Diagnosis and assessment of and
treatment planning for trauma survivors with PTSD, including
clinical presentations related to trauma exposure and PTSD and the
implications of comorbid symptoms and disorders- Treatment matching
in clinical practice -- how treatment outcome findings can be used
to develop profiles for predicting which patients are most likely
to respond to which treatments- Medications useful in the treatment
of PTSD and the strength of the empirical evidence for their
efficacy- Trauma in children and the efficacy of various
treatments, including a discussion of how treatment for children
differs from that for adults- Assessment and treatment of multiply
traumatized patients -- those with both recent trauma and a history
of childhood trauma or abuse- Treatment of trauma survivors in the
acute aftermath of traumatic events, including a review of some of
the exciting developments in the field regarding risk factors
(e.g., normal vs. pathological coping responses) that influence
which individuals are most likely to develop PTSD after such
events.
These topics have never been more relevant than now, in the wake
of the attacks that shook our country on September 11, 2001. It is
the authors' hope that by reading this book, mental health
practitioners will gain more confidence in applying the specialized
techniques described in empirical studies to their own practices
and clinical realities.
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