Assessment and Treatment Planning for PTSD
1. Edition November 2012
336 Pages, Softcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
Short Description
The diagnosis of posttraumatic stress disorder has increasingly been the focus of clinicians' attention when treating patients after stressful life events. Written by three authors with extensive research and clinical experience working with diverse relevant trauma-exposed populations, this book serves the needs of clinicians working with trauma survivors. This timely book shows how to use specific assessment strategies with defined populations including children and veterans. A practical and easy-to-read guide on the clinical assessment and treatment of PTSD and other posttraumatic reactions.
The diagnosis of posttraumatic stress disorder has increasingly been the focus of clinicians' attention when treating patients after stressful life events. Written by three authors with extensive research and clinical experience working with diverse relevant trauma-exposed populations, this book serves the needs of clinicians working with trauma survivors. This timely book shows how to use specific assessment strategies with defined populations including children and veterans. A practical and easy-to-read guide on the clinical assessment and treatment of PTSD and other posttraumatic reactions.
Chapter Two: Using Evidence-Based Practices
Chapter Three: Working with Trauma Survivors
Chapter Four: Assessing PTSD
Chapter Five: Assessing Comorbid Conditions
Chapter Six: Considering Ethnicity, Race, and Culture
Chapter Seven: Conducting Forensic Evaluations
Chapter Eight: Working with Children and Adolescents
Chapter Nine: Assessing Children and Adolescents
Chapter Ten: Working with Veterans
Chapter Eleven: Working with Special Populations and Settings
Chapter Twelve: PTSD Treatments and Treatment Planning
Chapter Thirteen: Follow-Up with Evaluation and Support Chapter Fourteen: Going Forward: New Frontiers and Future Directions
ANOUK L. GRUBAUGH, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Medical University of South Carolina and a Research Health Scientist at the Charleston Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Charleston, South Carolina.
JON D. ELHAI, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of Toledo, Ohio, where he directs the university's PTSD Lab.
JULIAN FORD, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine and Director of the University of Connecticut Health Center Child Trauma Clinic and Center for Trauma Response Recovery and Preparedness. Dr. Ford is the author of the TARGET intervention model for adult, adolescent, and child traumatic stress disorders and co-occurring substance use disorders.
