Clinician’s Guide to Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

GERALD M. ROSEN, PhD, ABPP, is a clinical professor with the Department of Psychology at the University of Washington and the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the university's School of Medicine. He maintains a private practice as a clinical psychologist. He has published numerous articles on PTSD, served as editor of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Issues and Controversies (Wiley), and as co-guest editor with Dr. Frueh for a special issue on PTSD in the Journal of Anxiety Disorders.

The diagnosis of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) has increasingly been the focus of clinicians' attention when treating patients after stressful life events. This book addresses the needs and interests of practicing clinicians who need access to the findings and concerns researchers and policy makers have about PTSD. Bringing together a distinguished and international list of contributors including Edna Foa and Robert Spitzer, this book is filled with case studies and highlights important issues and treatment, providing clinicians with a sound conceptual understanding of posttraumatic stress disorder.

PrefaceChapter 1: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and General Stress StudiesGERALD M. ROSENB. CHRISTOPHER FRUEHJON D. ELHAIANOUK L. GRUBAUGHJULIAN D. FORDChapter 2: Normal Reactions to Adversity or Symptoms of Disorder?JEROME C. WAKEFIELDALLAN V. HORWITZChapter 3: Criterion A: Controversies and Clinical ImplicationsMEAGHAN L. O'DONNELLMARK CREAMERJOHN COOPERChapter 4: Posttraumatic MemoryELKE GERAERTSChapter 5: Searching for PTSD's Biological SignatureGERALD M. ROSENSCOTT O. LILIENFELDSCOTT P. ORRChapter 6: Assessing Trauma Exposure and Posttraumatic MorbidityJON D. ELHAI, PH.D.JULIAN D. FORD, PH.D.JAMES A. NAIFEH, PH.D.Chapter 7: Treating the Full Range of Posttraumatic ReactionsRICHARD A. BRYANTChapter 8: Early Intervention for PTSDRICHARD GISTGRANT J. DEVILLYChapter 9: Cognitive Behavioral Treatments for PTSDELIZABETH A. HEMBREEEDNA B. FOAChapter 10:Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Posttraumatic StressJAMES D. HERBERTEVAN M. FORMANAfterword: PTSD's Future in the DSM: Implications for Clinical PracticeGerald M. RosenB. Christopher FruehScott O. LilienfeldPaul R. McHughRobert L. SpitzerIndex