Psychotraumatology

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxii

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2. The Nature of Post-Traumatic Stress

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-2

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   2. Psychotraumatology

      • George S. Everly Jr.

      Pages 3-8

   3. The Historical Evolution of PTSD Diagnostic Criteria

      • John P. Wilson

      Pages 9-26

   4. An Integrative Two-Factor Model of Post-Traumatic Stress

      • George S. Everly Jr.

      Pages 27-48

   5. Neurobiology of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

      • Steven M. Southwick, John H. Krystal, David R. Johnson, Dennis S. Charney

      Pages 49-72

   6. Victims of Violence

      • Ronnie Janoff-Bulman

      Pages 73-86

   7. Complex PTSD

      • Judith Lewis Herman

      Pages 87-100

3. Assessment of Post-Traumatic Stress

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 101-101

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   2. Psychological Assessment of PTSD

      • Jeffrey M. Lating, Amos Zeichner, Terence M. Keane

      Pages 103-127

   3. Psychophysiological Assessment of PTSD

      • Jeffrey M. Lating, George S. Everly Jr.

      Pages 129-145

   4. Neuropsychology of PTSD

      • A. MacNeill Horton Jr.

      Pages 147-156

4. Treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 157-158

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   2. The Neurocognitive Therapy of Post-Traumatic Stress

      • George S. Everly Jr.

      Pages 159-169

   3. Biological Approaches to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

      • Matthew J. Friedman

      Pages 171-194

   4. Pierre Janet’s Treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress

      • Onno Van Der Hart, Paul Brown, Bessel A. Van Der Kolk

      Pages 195-210

   5. Twelve Themes and Spiritual Steps

      • Joel Osler Brende

      Pages 211-229

   6. Brief Therapy of the Stress Response Syndrome

      • Mardi J. Horowitz, Nancy B. Kaltreider

      Pages 231-243

   7. Post-Traumatic Therapy

      • Frank M. Ochberg

      Pages 245-264

5. The Prevention of Post-Traumatic Stress

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 265-265

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The nosological roots of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may be traced back to th~American Psychiatric Association's DSM-I entry of gross stress reaction, as published in 1952. Yet the origins of the current enthusi­ asm with regard to post-traumatic stress can be traced back to 1980, which marked the emergence of the term post-traumatic stress disorder in the DSM­ III. This reflected the American Psychiatric Association's acknowledgment of post-traumatic stress as a discrete, phenomenologically unique, and reli­ able psychopathological entity at a time in American history when such recognition had important social, political, and psychiatric implications. Clearly, prior to DSM-I the lack of a generally accepted terminology did little to augment the disabling effects that psychological traumatization could engender. Nor did the subsequent provision of an official diagnostic label alone render substantial ameliorative qualities. Nevertheless, the post­ Vietnam DSM-III recognition of PTSD did herald a dramatic increase in research and clinical discovery. The American Red Cross acknowledged the need to establish disaster mental health services, the American Psychological Association urged its members to form disaster mental health networks, and the Veterans Administration established a national study center for PTSD.

• Syndrom
• assessment
• diagnosis
• neurobiology
• neuropsychology
• psychology
• trauma

• International Critical Incident Stress Foundation, Ellicott City, USA

  George S. Everly

• Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, USA

  George S. Everly

• Department of Psychology, Loyola College, Baltimore, USA

  George S. Everly

• Division of Psychology and Behavioral Medicine, Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, USA

  Jeffrey M. Lating

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