Exposure to potentially traumatic events puts individuals at risk for developing a variety of
psychological disorders; the complexities involved in treating them are numerous and have …

Pathological reactions to adverse life events are frequent. However, it has become
increasingly clear that current clinical descriptions and diagnostic classifications, which …

Unparalleled in its breadth and depth, this state-of-the-art handbook reviews current
scientific advances in understanding trauma and PTSD, discusses the implications for …

Attrition or dropout is the failure of a participant to complete, comply, or the prematurely
discontinuation or discharge from treatment, resulting in lost data and affecting outcomes …

There has been abundant research targeting the secondary and tertiary prevention and
treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), including different forms of debriefing …

Debate surrounds the significance of stressful events in determining the nature and course
of mental illness. In the late 1960s and 1970s, the focus of psychiatry shifted to …

This paper is based upon a panel discussion “What I Have Changed My Mind About and
Why” held on 5 November in New Orleans, Louisiana (USA), as part of the ISTSS 2015 …

Medical trauma, while not a common term in the lexicon of the health professions, is a
phenomenon that deserves the attention of mental and physical healthcare providers …

Despite its many problems, publication of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental
Disorders (DSM-III; American Psychiatric Association, 1980) set the fields of psychiatry and …

In recent years, considerable research, as well as clinical guidelines based on study
findings, has been published on the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). A …