Wiley Concise Guides to Mental Health

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<b>The new, quick reference for understanding Posttraumatic Stress Disorder</b><p>The<i>Wiley Concise Guides to Mental Health: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder</i> uses clear, highly accessible language to comprehensively guide the reader through posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and related issues. This concise, informative reference provides a complete overview of the history of the field, diagnosis, treatment, research, emerging trends, and other critical information about PTSD. Examining both theory and practice, the text offers a multifaceted look at the disorder, outlining biological, cognitive, psychosocial, psychodynamic, integrated, and other relevant approaches.</p><p>Like all the books in the<i>Wiley Concise Guides to Mental Health Series</i>,<i>Posttraumatic Stress Disorder</i> features a compact, easy-to-use format that includes:</p><ul><li>Vignettes and case illustrations</li><li>A practical approach that emphasizes real-life treatment over theory</li><li>Resources for specific readers such as clinicians, students, or patients</li></ul><p>In addition to the fundamentals of treatment,<i>Posttraumatic Stress Disorder</i> covers some of today's most important and cutting-edge issues in the field, such as war and terrorism; PTSD in children, adolescents, and families; professional and ethical issues; and relevant positive psychological findings. This straightforward resource is admirably suited for a wide variety of readers including students and practicing mental health professionals, as well as first responders, military personnel, and other individuals that regularly deal with traumatic situations and their aftermath.</p>

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<b>Adam Cash</b>, PSYD, is a psychologist in private practice in Pomona, California. He is an adjunct professor at Chapman University.<p><b>Irving B. Weiner</b>, PHD, is the Series Editor for the<i>Wiley Concise Guides to Mental Health</i>. He is a prolific author and the editor of the award-winning, twelve-volume<i>Handbook of Psychology</i>, also from Wiley.</p>

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