Aging and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder [Hardcover]

Paul E. Ruskin (Editor), John A. Talbott (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1996 | ISBN-10: 0880485132 | ISBN-13: 978-0880485135 | Edition: 1

Aging and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) explores the psychological sequelae of severe trauma in elderly patients and the manifestations in old age of psychological symptoms secondary to trauma experienced earlier in life. Although methodological issues have made the scientific study of PTSD difficult, a number of well-designed research projects have begun to identify some of the key factors of aging and PTSD. Do elderly patients respond differently to stress than younger people, and do the effects of early stress change over time? These questions are the focus of the bookÂs 22 contributors. Research with World War II combat veterans, Holocaust survivors, elderly victims of trauma, and abused elderly persons provides new insight into why they might experience trauma differently than younger individuals. Longitudinal data collected over a 14-year period provide a fascinating comparison of psychological distress and PTSD among older and younger people.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"[A] unique source of information and a basic reading, given the paucity of research in the area of post-traumatic stress disorder in older adults."-- "Canadian Journal on Aging"

About the Author

Paul E. Ruskin, M.D., is Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, and Chief of Geriatric Psychiatry at the Baltimore Veterans Administration Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland. John A. Talbott, M.D., is Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Maryland. He is the editor or coeditor of numerous books in psychiatry, including a book about posttraumatic stress disorder in Vietnam veterans.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 268 pages
• Publisher: Amer Psychiatric Pub; 1 edition (January 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0880485132
• ISBN-13: 978-0880485135
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,338,136 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)