| Post Traumatic Stress Disorder: Diagnosis, Management and Treatment Contributor(s): Turner, Graeme (Author), Nutt, David (Editor), Stein, Murray (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415395712 ISBN-13: 9780415395717 Publisher: CRC Press OUR PRICE: $199.50 Product Type: Hardcover Published: September 2009 Annotation: Long considered the Cinderella diagnosis among the anxiety disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is now coming out of its position of obscurity and is being seen as the major personal and societal disorder that it is. This new updated edition of this comprehensive book covers the diagnosis and management of this often misunderstood condition, through to the new molecular biological and imaging studies. New chapters cover breakthroughs in the scientific understanding of PTSD, animal models of PTSD, pathophysiology and genetics of PTSD. Post-traumatic Stress Disorder will be of interest to all professionals working in the field of psychiatry, but especially to those with a specific interest in the treatment of anxiety disorders. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Psychopathology - Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (ptsd) - Medical | Psychiatry - General - Medical | Laboratory Medicine |
| Dewey: 616.852 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 7.6" W x 9.7" (1.30 lbs) 218 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder can be one of the most disabling of all the anxiety disorders and is frequently misdiagnosed and ineffectively treated. It is also an area in which there have been recent major advances. This book sets out to solve this problem, presenting doctors with practical guidance and at the same time a state-of-the-art summary of all the latest developments. |