Traumatic Events and Mental Health

By L. Stephen O'Brien

Book Overview

This concise yet comprehensive guidebook provides an accessible and highly referenced resource of practical advice and information on post-traumatic distress. Dr. O'Brien's coverage ranges from a brief historical perspective on post-traumatic illness and its prevalence through to the present day legal implications. We are reminded that a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder is by no means the only possible response to trauma and a helpful chapter is devoted to the definition of a normal response. A broad range of theoretical and practical viewpoints are closely examined including an evaluation of management approaches and possibilities for prevention.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521570271
• ISBN13: 9780521570275
• Release Date: February 1998
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 314 Pages
• Weight: 1.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.3"