| Handbook of Post-Traumatic Therapy Contributor(s): Sommer, John F. (Author), Williams, Marybeth (Author) |
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ISBN: 0313281432 ISBN-13: 9780313281433 Publisher: Greenwood OUR PRICE: $82.17 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 1994 Annotation: This handbook provides both a conceptual and practical framework for diagnosing, treating, and assessing post-traumatic stress in survivors of violence, abuse, war, ethnocultural problems, political torture, and disaster. The in-depth clinical experience of Williams and Sommer helps define a variety of theories and methods for treating children, adults, families, and other groups with various types of post-tramautic stress disorders. They point to specific new kinds of therapies and types of interventions, and discuss new developments and trends for the treatment of post-traumatic stress. This reference volume, with its lengthy bibliography, is designed for students, teachers, and practitioners in the fields of psychology and psychiatry, social work, medicine, and public health. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Psychopathology - Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (ptsd) - Psychology | Neuropsychology - Psychology | Psychopathology - Compulsive Behavior |
| Dewey: 616.852 |
| LCCN: 93014437 |
| Lexile Measure: 1370 |
| Physical Information: 1.78" H x 6.58" W x 9.2" (2.37 lbs) 656 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This handbook provides both a conceptual and practical framework for diagnosing, treating, and assessing post-traumatic stress in survivors of violence, abuse, war, ethnocultural problems, political torture, and disaster. The in-depth clinical experience of Williams and Sommer helps define a variety of theories and methods for treating children, adults, families, and other groups with various types of post-tramautic stress disorders. They point to specific new kinds of therapies and types of interventions, and discuss new developments and trends for the treatment of post-traumatic stress. This reference volume, with its lengthy bibliography, is designed for students, teachers, and practitioners in the fields of psychology and psychiatry, social work, medicine, and public health. |