Trauma and Physical Health : Understanding the effects of extreme stress and of psychological harm

ISBN-13: 9780415480789 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 258 str.

Victoria L. Banyard;Valerie J. Edwards;Kathleen A. Kendall-Tackett

Opis

Trauma research and clinical practice have taught us much about the widespread problems of child maltreatment, partner violence, and sexual assault. Numerous investigations have documented links between such trauma exposure and long-term negative mental health consequences. As we learn more about the psychobiology of traumatic stress, however, increasing attention has been drawn to the previously overlooked physical health effects of maltreatment and trauma.

This book describes the negative physical health effects of victimization and provides a model that explains these links. By bringing together current studies on the relationship between trauma and physical health, the authors are able to assess the clinical implications of these links. This book suggests ways in which clinicians with expertise in trauma treatment may partner in important ways with primary care professionals to better meet the needs of trauma survivors across the lifespan. This comes at a time when the mental health field is increasingly exploring the value of collaboration with professionals in the physical health arena.

A key focus of the text is to make clear the relationship between both what the field currently knows about trauma and physical health, and directions for future research as they can be applied to work within primary care health settings. The chapters ground us in a review of what is known while then asking the next set of questions and discussing real-world implications that the answers may hold. It will be of interest to researchers, clinicians and associated health professionals.

Spis treści

1. The association between childhood abuse, health and pain-related problems, and the role of psychiatric disorders and current life stress  2. Victimization, chronic pain and fatigue: A unique opportunity for collaborative care  3. The impact of traumatic childbirth on health through the undermining of breastfeeding  4. The complexity of links between trauma and health: The role of gender  5. Thinking outside the box: Why research on self-efficacy and sleep disorders is relevant for trauma survivors  6. How victimization impacts presentation and outcomes in primary care  7. Client-centered care: Integrating the perspectives of adult CSA survivors and clinicians  8. A sustainable model for intimate partner violence intervention and prevention in healthcare settings