Handbook of PTSD, Second Edition

Widely regarded as the definitive reference, this handbook brings together foremost authorities on posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Diagnostic, conceptual, and treatment issues are reviewed in depth. The volume examines the causes and mechanisms of PTSD on multiple levels, from psychological processes to genes and neurobiology. Risk and resilience processes are addressed across development and in specific populations. Contributors describe evidence-based assessment and treatment approaches as well as promising emerging interventions. The integrative concluding chapter identifies key unanswered questions with important implications for science and practice.

New to This Edition
*Reflects major research advances and the new diagnostic criteria in DSM-5.
*Chapters on the dissociative subtype of PTSD, child assessment, couple and family therapies, and group treatments.
*Chapters on research methods, Internet-based interventions, telemental health, and implementation of best practices.
*Many new authors and extensively revised chapters.

I. Historical Overview: Setting the Context
1. PTSD from DSM-III to DSM-5: Progress and Challenges, Matthew J. Friedman, Patricia A. Resick, and Terence M. Keane
2. DSM-5 Criteria for PTSD, Matthew J. Friedman and Patricia A. Resick
3. The History of Psychic Trauma, Lars Weisaeth
4. A Psychological History of PTSD, Candice M. Monson, Matthew J. Friedman, and Heidi La Bash
II. Scientific Foundations and Theoretical Perspectives
5. Advances in Design and Analysis in Trauma Research, Daniel W. King, Lynda A. King, Anica Pless Kaiser, and Lewina O. Lee
6. Epidemiology of Trauma and PTSD, Fran H. Norris and Laurie B. Slone
7. Child Traumatic Stress: Prevalence, Trends, Risk, and Impact, John A. Fairbank, Frank W. Putnam, and William W. Harris
8. Risk Pathways for PTSD: Making Sense of the Literature, Dawne S. Vogt, Daniel W. King, and Lynda A. King
9. Psychological Theories of PTSD, Seth J. Gillihan, Shawn P. Cahill, and Edna B. Foa
10. Neurocognitive Alterations Associated with PTSD: Neuropsychological Deficits, Information-Processing Biases, and Implications for Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, Jennifer J. Vasterling and Sara Lippa
11. Remembering and Forgetting, Chris R. Brewin
12. Trauma-Induced Dissociation, Anne P. DePrince and Jennifer J. Freyd
13. The Dissociative Subtype of PTSD, Ruth A. Lanius, Erika J. Wolf, Mark W. Miller, Paul A. Frewen, Eric Vermetten, Bethany Brand, and David Spiegel
14. Neurocircuitry and Neuroplasticity in PTSD, Michael Nash, Isaac Galatzer-Levy, John H. Krystal, Ronald Duman, and Alexander Neumeister
15. Integrating the Neuroendocrinology, Neurochemistry, and Neuroimmunology of PTSD to Date and the Challenges Ahead, Ann M. Rasmusson and Arieh Y. Shalev
16. Genetics of PTSD, Karestan C. Koenen, Guia Guffanti, Lulu Yan, Michele Haloossim, Monica Uddin, Nicole R. Nugent, and Ananda Amstadter
17. Gender Issues in PTSD, Rachel Kimerling, Julie C. Weitlauf, Katherine M. Iverson, Julie A. Karpenko, and Shaili Jain
18. A Developmental Perspective on Childhood Traumatic Stress, Adam D. Brown, Emily Becker-Weidman, and Glenn N. Saxe
19. Trauma in Older Adults, Joan M. Cook, Avron Spiro III, and Danny G. Kaloupek
III. Clinical Practice: Evidence-Based State of the Art
20. Assessment of PTSD and Its Comorbidities in Adults, Annemarie F. Reardon, Deborah J. Brief, Mark W. Miller, and Terence M. Keane
21. Assessment of Childhood PTSD, Ernestine C. Briggs, Kate Nooner, and Lisa M. Amaya-Jackson
22. Early Interventions for Trauma, Richard A. Bryant
23. Psychosocial Treatments for Adults with PTSD, Patricia A. Resick, Candice M. Monson, Cassidy A. Gutner, and Marta M. Maslej
24. Psychosocial Treatments for Children and Adolescents with PTSD, Judith A. Cohen and Anthony P. Mannarino
25. Empirically Supported Couple and Family Therapies for PTSD, Candice M. Monson, Alexandra Macdonald, Steffany J. Fredman, Jeremiah A. Schumm, and Casey Taft
26. Group Treatments for PTSD: What Do We Know and What Do We Need to Know?, J. Gayle Beck and Denise M. Sloan
27. Pharmacotherapy for PTSD, Matthew J. Friedman and Jonathan R. T. Davidson
28. Trauma Exposure, PTSD, and Physical Health, Paula P. Schnurr, Jennifer S. Wachen, Bonnie L. Green, and Stacey Kaltman
29. Culture and PTSD, Roberto Lewis-Fernández, Devon E. Hinton, and Luana Marques
30. PTSD and the Law: Forensic Considerations, Dean G. Kilpatrick and Alexander C. McFarlane
IV. Emerging Territory
31. Internet-Based Interventions for PTSD, Alyssa Boasso, Hanna Kadesch, and Brett T. Litz
32. Telemental Health Technology and PTSD Care, Leslie A. Morland, Julia E. Hoffman, Carolyn J. Greene, and Craig S. Rosen
33. Resilience, Steve M. Southwick, Heather Douglas-Palumberi, and Robert H. Pietrzak
34. Public Mental Health Interventions Following Disasters and Mass Violence, Patricia J. Watson, Laura Gibson, and Josef I. Ruzek
35. Implementation of Best Practices for Management of PTSD and Other Trauma-Related Problems, Josef I. Ruzek and Sara J. Landes
36. Key Questions and an Agenda for Future Research, Matthew J. Friedman, Patricia A. Resick, and Terence M. Keane