Traumatic Stress - From Theory to Practice

Renowned scientists and practitioners provide a concise summary of current theory, research, and clinical practice regarding traumatic stress. An integrative biopsychosocial theory of trauma response provides a framework for the book. Chapters consider the frequency and likely mental health consequences of a wide range of traumatic events-including military trauma, violent crime, natural and technological disasters, accidental injury, and torture. This comprehensive reference features state-of-the-art psychosocial and biological treatments and community-based intervention strategies.

List of contents

I. Overview of the Traumatic Stress Field.- 1. Traumatic Stress: An Overview of the Field.- 2. Conservation of Resources and Traumatic Stress.- 3. Applying Community Psychology to the Prevention of Trauma and Traumatic Life Events.- 4. General Principles of Biological Intervention Following Trauma.- II. Defining the Nature of Traumatic Events.- 5. Military Trauma.- 6. Violent Crime and Mental Health.- 7. The Mental Health Impact of Natural and Technological Disasters.- 8. The Psychological Impact of Accidental Injury: A Conceptual Model for Clinicians and Researchers.- 9. Refugee Status, Torture, and Adjustment.- III. Assessment and Treatment Issues.- 10. Helping Victims of Military Trauma.- 11. Helping the Victims of Violent Crime.- 12. Helping the Victims of Disasters.- 13. Accidental Injury: Approaches to Assessment and Treatment.- 14. Treatment of Torture Survivors: Psychosocial and Somatic Aspects.- 15. Traumatic Stress: A Blueprint for the Future.

Product details

• Assisted by: E Hobfoll (Editor), E Hobfoll (Editor), John R. Freedy (Editor), S. E. Hobfoll (Editor), S.E. Hobfoll (Editor), Joh R Freedy (Editor), John R Freedy (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.11.2013
• EAN: 9781489910783
• ISBN: 978-1-4899-1078-3
• No. of pages: 402
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 22 mm x 235 mm
• Weight: 640 g
• Illustrations: XVIII, 402 p.
• Series: Springer Series on Stress and Coping; Springer Series on Stress and Coping
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology