Clinician's Guide to Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Preface xiii

PART I: Core Issues

1 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and General Stress Studies 3
Gerald M. Rosen, B. Christopher Frueh, Jon D. Elhai, Anouk L. Grubaugh, and Julian D. Ford

2 Normal Reactions to Adversity or Symptoms of Disorder? 33
Jerome C. Wakefield and Allan V. Horwitz

3 Criterion A: Controversies and Clinical Implications 51
Meaghan L. O’Donnell, Mark Creamer, and John Cooper

4 Posttraumatic Memory 77
Elke Geraerts

5 Searching for PTSD's Biological Signature 97
Gerald M. Rosen, Scott O. Lilienfeld, and Scott P. Orr

PART II: Clinical Practice

6 Assessing Trauma Exposure and Posttraumatic Morbidity 119
Jon D. Elhai, Julian D. Ford, and James A. Naifeh

7 Early Intervention in the Aftermath of Trauma 153
Richard Gist and Grant J. Devilly

8 Cognitive Behavioral Treatments for PTSD 177
Elizabeth A. Hembree and Edna B. Foa

9 Treating the Full Range of Posttraumatic Reactions 205
Richard A. Bryant

10 Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Posttraumatic Stress 235
James D. Herbert and Evan M. Forman

Afterword: PTSD's Future in the DSM: Implications for Clinical Practice 263
Gerald M. Rosen, B. Christopher Frueh, Scott O. Lilienfeld, Paul R. McHugh, and Robert L. Spitzer

Author Index 277

Subject Index 287