Handbook of Posttraumatic Stress

<p>The <i>Handbook of Posttraumatic Stress</i> provides a comprehensive review of posttraumatic stress in its multiple dimensions analyzing causation and epidemiology through prevention and treatment. </p><p>Written by a diverse group of scholars practitioners and advocates the chapters in this book seek to understand the history the politics and the biological psychological and social processes underlying posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Featuring studies that focus on some of the most seriously affected occupational groups the text examines topics such as how individuals experience PTSD in different work settings and the complexities of diagnosis treatment and recovery for those workers and their families. Together the contributions provide an in-depth examination of the current understood causes impacts and treatments of and for posttraumatic stress mobilizing academic administrative and clinical knowledge and lived experience to inform ongoing and future work in the field. </p><p>Drawing from range of different topics fields of study and research methods this text will appeal to readers across medical mental health and academic disciplines. </p>