Clinician's Guide to Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Praise for Clinician's Guide to Posttraumatic Stress Disorder "Rosen and Frueh's important book takes a huge leap toward clarity. The chapters are authored by leading experts in the field, and each addresses one of the pressing issues of the day. The tone is sensible and authoritative throughout, but always with a thoughtful ear toward clinical concerns and implications." —George A. Bonanno, PhD Professor of Clinical Psychology Teachers College, Columbia University "All clinicians and researchers dealing with anxiety disorders should have a copy of Rosen and Frueh's Clinician's Guide to Posttraumatic Stress Disorder on their shelves. Moreover, they should read it from cover to cover. This compilation . . . is authoritative, very readable, and extremely well crafted. The issues are looked at from many vantage points, including assessment and treatment, cross-cultural, cognitive, and categorical/political." —Michel Hersen, PhD, ABPP Editor, Journal of Anxiety Disorders Dean, School of Professional Psychology, Pacific University Clinician's Guide to Posttraumatic Stress Disorder brings together an international group of expert clinicians and researchers who address core issues facing mental health professionals, including: Assessing and treating trauma exposure and posttraumatic morbidity Controversies and clinical implications of differences of opinion among researchers on the definition and diagnosis of the condition Treating the full range of posttraumatic reactions Cross-cultural perspectives on posttraumatic stress

Author Biographies vii 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