Risk Factors for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder [Hardcover]

Rachel Yehuda (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0880488166 | ISBN-13: 978-0880488167 | Publication Date: May 15, 1999 | Edition: 1

In the 1980's, the psychiatric community first officially recognized posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as a diagnosis to describe the disorder that can occur following exposure to extremely traumatic events. Since that time, it have been observed that some patients who have been exposed to trauma do not develop PTSD or only have symptoms immediately following the event, whereas others show signs of chronic PTSD. Recently, it has been hypothesized that the development of chronic PTSD results from a combination of factors, only some of which are related to exposure to trauma. Risk Factors for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder assembles almost 20 experts to examine the latest research on this topic. Specifically, it covers: -Several important demographic and environmental risk factors for the development of PTSD -Genetic risk factors identified through twin studies -Neurbiological risk factors of PTSD and findings from several family studies -Psychophysiological expressions of risk factors as well as neurocognitive risk factors for PTSD -Personality characteristics in individuals with a propensity to develop PTSD and risk factors for the acute biological and psychological response to trauma Complete with a summary of the latest findings that advance our knowledge of the effects of trauma, this resource it useful in identifying and treating individuals much earlier following a traumatic experience as well as in helping prevent vulnerable individuals from being exposed to traumatic events.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"The identification of risk factors represents a critically important step in our understanding of PTSD. Dr. Yehuda has assembled an outstanding group of experts who have laid the foundation upon which to expand this essential area of research."-- "Steven M. Southwick, M.D., Professor of Psychiatry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut"

About the Author

Rachel Yehuda, Ph.D., is Professor of Psychiatry at Mount Sinai School of Medicine and Director of the Traumatic Stress Studies Program at Mount Sinai School of Medicine and the Bronx VA Medical Center. She has written or contributed to more than 100 journal articles on posttraumatic stress disorder and has received numerous awards and grants for her work on the neurobiology of posttraumatic stress disorder.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 250 pages
• Publisher: Amer Psychiatric Pub; 1 edition (May 15, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0880488166
• ISBN-13: 978-0880488167
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,036,674 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)