Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Issues and Controversies
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Is Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) an illness that arisesafter horrific and life-threatening events? Or is it a label thatmedicalizes human suffering, and brings with it more problems thanit solves?
Still a relatively new diagnosis, PTSD has changed ourvocabulary and shaped our views on human coping and resilience. Yetalmost every assumption upon which the diagnosis rests has comeunder question. In this volume, Gerald Rosen brings togetherleading international scholars in posttraumatic studies to considerthe most contentious debates. Each chapter offers an analysis ofthe issues, reviews current research, and clarifies implicationsfor the practicing clinician.
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Issues and Controversiesis essential reading for all practitioners, researchers, andstudents who work in the field of trauma. Professionals in relatedhealth fields and the law will also find this book useful.
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"Gerald Rosen has assembled a talented group of contributors, many of whom are psychiatrists and psychologists." (British Medical Journal, Vol.330, No.1215, 2005 and online at bmj.com)
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