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"International Responses to Traumatic Stress" asks pertinent
questions as the United Nations observes its 50th Anniversary. It
focuses on the effects of traumatic stress which accompany personal
and collective disasters. In an overcrowded world, recent
catastrophes, natural as well as man-made, have left a wake of
tormented people, ranging from political prisoners to humiliated UN
peace-keepers.
Now in paperback, this bestselling classic presents seminal theory
and research on posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Together, the
leading editors and contributors comprehensively examine how trauma
affects an individual's biology, conceptions of the world, and
psychological functioning. Key topics include why certain people
cope successfully with traumatic experiences while others do not,
the neurobiological processes underlying PTSD symptomatology,
enduring questions surrounding traumatic memories and dissociation,
and the core components of effective interventions. A highly
influential work that laid the foundation for many of the field's
continuing advances, this volume remains an immensely informative
and thought-provoking clinical reference and text. A new preface to
the paperback edition situates the book within the context of
contemporary research developments.
Covering both natural and man-made scenarios including war and
terrorism, the Textbook of Disaster Psychiatry is a vital
international reference for medical professionals, community
leaders and disaster responders a decade after its initial
publication. Spanning a decade of advances in disaster psychiatry,
this new and updated second edition brings together the views of
current international experts to offer a cutting-edge comprehensive
review of the psychological, biological and social responses to
disaster, in order to help prepare, react and aid effective
recovery. Topics range from the epidemiology of disaster response,
disaster ecology, the neurobiology of disaster exposure, to
socio-cultural issues, early intervention and consultation-liaison
care for injured victims. The role of non-governmental
organizations, workplace policies and the implications for public
health planning at both an individual and community level are also
addressed.
"International Responses to Traumatic Stress" asks pertinent
questions as the United Nations observes its 50th Anniversary. It
focuses on the effects of traumatic stress which accompany personal
and collective disasters. In an overcrowded world, recent
catastrophes, natural as well as man-made, have left a wake of
tormented people, ranging from political prisoners to humiliated UN
peace-keepers.
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