Psychological assessment of adult posttraumatic states /

[This] book was written in response to [the] burgeoning of new information and the growing need for integrative analyses of posttraumatic disturbance and its measurement. It is intended as a practical, empirically grounded guide to the assessment of traumatic events and associated posttraumatic stat...

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Main Author: Briere, John
Corporate Author: American Psychological Association
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, [1997]
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Psychotherapy practitioner resource book series.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:[This] book was written in response to [the] burgeoning of new information and the growing need for integrative analyses of posttraumatic disturbance and its measurement. It is intended as a practical, empirically grounded guide to the assessment of traumatic events and associated posttraumatic states. It addresses phenomena such as acute stress disorder (ASD), posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), stress-related psychotic states, various dissociative reactions and symptoms, and what has been referred to as complex PTSD. /// This volume is divided into 3 sections: etiology and phenomenology, general assessment issues, and specific assessment approaches. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2004 APA, all rights reserved).
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xv, 251 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-202) and index.