ISBN-13: 9781572306875 / Angielski / Twarda / 2001 / 467 str.
A major emphasis is the need to reformulate diagnostic criteria and tr eatment goals to reflect emerging knowlege about the complex pathways by which trauma disrupts people's lives. Within a holistic, organismic framework, the editors identify 65 PTSD symptoms contained within fiv e (rather than the traditional three) symptom clusters, and spell out 80 target objectives for treatment. Expert contributors then provide d etailed presentations of core therapeutic approaches, including acute posttraumatic interventions, cognitive-behavioral approaches, pharmaco therapy, group psychotherapy, and psychodynamic techniques, as well as approaches to working with specific populations, including children, refugees, and the dually diagnosed. The concluding section reviews and synthesizes all case material presented, examining which symptoms are addressed by each of the core approaches, which treatment goals are m et, and which clients can most effectively be helped.