Early Intervention for Trauma and Traumatic Loss

1. Auflage 2003
ISBN: 978-1-57230-953-1
Verlag: Guilford Publications

Buch, Englisch, 325 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 603 g

This authoritative volume describes the state of the science of early intervention for trauma and traumatic loss across the lifespan and in a variety of contexts. While few would dispute the importance of helping people cope with severe life stressors, important questions remain about how to identify those at risk for chronic problems and which interventions actually facilitate recovery over time. Following a review of current knowledge on the predictors and course of acute stress disorder, PTSD, and traumatic grief, the volume presents a range of early intervention models designed for very young children, older children, and adults. Authors examine the empirical literature and recommend evidence-based clinical strategies whenever possible, while delineating an extensive agenda for future research. Also covered are the lessons learned from early intervention with specific populations: 9/11 survivors, combat veterans, emergency services personnel, survivors of sexual violence, and others.

Zielgruppe

Professional Practice & Development

Autoren/Hrsg.

Litz, Brett T

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Psychiatrie, Sozialpsychiatrie, Suchttherapie
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologie: Allgemeines
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Neurologie, Klinische Neurowissenschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction, Litz

I. Predictors and Course of Acute Stress Disorder, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, and Traumatic Grief

2. Acute Stress Disorder: Course, Epidemiology, Assessment, and Treatment, Bryant

3. Risk and Resilience Factors in the Etiology of Chronic Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, D. W. King, Vogt and L. A. King

4. Conceptual and Definitional Issues in Complicated Grief, Gray, Prigerson, and Litz

II. Empirical Research on Early Interventions for Trauma and Traumatic Loss

5. Early Intervention for Trauma in Adults: A Framework for First Aid and Secondary Prevention, Litz and Gray

6. Early Intervention with Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers, Van Horn and Lieberman

7. Early Mental Health Interventions for Trauma and Traumatic Loss in Children and Adolescents, Cohen

8. Early Mental Health Interventions for Traumatic Loss in Adults, Raphael and Wooding

9. Methodological and Ethical Issues in Early Intervention Research, Gray, Litz, and Olson

III. Special Topics

10. The Professional Response to the Aftermath of September 11, 2001, in New York City: Lessons Learned from Treating Victims of the World Trade Center Attacks, Neria, Suh, and Marshall

11. Sexual Trauma: Impact and Recovery, Rauch and Foa

12. When the Helpers Need Help: Early Intervention for Emergency and Relief Services Personnel, Eriksson, Foy, and Larson

13. Evaluating and Treating Injured Trauma Survivors in Trauma Care Systems, Zatzick and Wagner

14. Early Intervention for Psychological Consequences of Personal Injury Motor Vehicle Accidents, Blanchard, Hickling, Kuhn, and Broderick

15. The Challenge of Providing Mental Health Prevention and Early Intervention in the U.S. Military, Castro, Engel, and Adler

16. Closing Remarks, Litz

Über Autor(innen)

Brett T. Litz, PhD, is Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine and Director of the Mental Health Core of the Massachusetts Veterans Epidemiological Research and Information Center at the VA Boston Healthcare System. He is also Assessment Core Director of the STRONG STAR Consortium and the Consortium to Alleviate PTSD. Dr. Litz focuses on evaluating the mental health outcomes associated with military deployments across the lifespan, with an emphasis on early intervention and treatments for combat and operational trauma, loss, and moral injury.