Effective Treatments for PTSD, Second Edition : Practice Guidelines From the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies

Developed under the auspices of the PTSD Treatment Guidelines Task Force of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, this tightly edited work is the definitive best-practice reference for practitioners caring for any trauma population. Leading clinical scientists thoroughly review the literature on widely used therapeutic approaches for both adults and children. Succinct treatment guidelines are presented that feature standardized ratings of the evidence for each approach. The book also offers insightful guidance to help clinicians select the most suitable therapy for particular patients and overcome frequently encountered obstacles. New to This Edition: *Expanded with six additional chapters on child and adolescent treatments. *Adult chapters thoroughly revised to reflect the rapidly growing evidence base. *Chapter on treating other psychiatric problems that co-occur with PTSD. *More coverage of early intervention and prevention. Developed Under The Auspices Of The Ptsd Treatment Guidelines Task Force Of The International Society For Traumatic Stress Studies, This Tightly Edited Work Is The Definitive Best-practice Reference For Practitioners Caring For Any Trauma Population. Leading Clinical Scientists Thoroughly Review The Literature On Widely Used Therapeutic Approaches For Both Adults And Children. Succinct Treatment Guidelines Are Presented That Feature Standardized Ratings Of The Evidence For Each Approach. The Book Also Offers Insightful Guidance To Help Clinicians Select The Most Suitable Therapy For Particular Patients And Overcome Frequently Encountered Obstacles. -- Publisher's Description Assessment And Diagnosis Of Adults / Frank W. Weathers, Terence M. Keane & Edna B. Foa -- Assessment Of Children / Victor Balaban -- Psychological Debriefing For Adults / Jonathan I. Bisson ... [et Al.] -- Acute Interventions For Children And Adolescents / Melissa J. Brymer ... [et Al.] -- Early Cognitive-behavioral Interventions For Adults / Brett T. Litz & Richard A. Bryant -- Cognitive-behavioral Therapy For Adults / Shawn P. Cahill ... [et Al.] -- Cognitive-behavioral Therapy For Children And Adolescents / Judith A. Cohen ... [et Al.] -- Psychopharmacotherapy For Adults / Matthew J. Friedman, Jonathan R.t. Davidson & Dan J. Stein -- Psychopharmacotherapy For Children And Adolescents / Craig L. Donnelly -- Eye Movement Desensitization And Reprocessing / C. Richard Spates ... [et Al.] -- Group Therapy / M. Tracie Shea ... [et Al.] -- School-based Treatment For Children And Adolescents / Lisa H. Jaycox, Bradley D. Stein & Lisa Amaya-jackson -- Psychodynamic Therapy For Adults / Harold S. Kudler ... [et Al.] -- Psychodynamic Therapy For Child Trauma / Alicia F. Lieberman, Chandra Ghosh Ippen & Steven Marans -- Psychosocial Rehabilitation / Shirley M. Glynn, Charles Drebing & Walter Penk -- Hypnosis / Etzel Cardena ... [et Al.] -- Couple And Family Therapy For Adults / David S. Riggs ... [et Al.] -- Creative Therapies For Adults / David Read Johnson, Mooli Lahad & Amber Gray -- Creative Arts Therapies For Children / Robin F. Goodman, Linda M. Chapman & Linda Gantt -- Treatment Of Ptsd And Comorbid Disorders / Lisa M. Najavits ... [et Al.] -- Integration And Summary / Matthew J. Friedman ... [et Al.]. Edited By Edna B. Foa ... [et Al.]. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Assessment and diagnosis of adults / Frank W. Weathers, Terence M. Keane & Edna B. Foa Assessment of children / Victor Balaban Psychological debriefing for adults / Jonathan I. Bisson ... [et al.] Acute interventions for children and adolescents exposed to trauma / Melissa J. Brymer ... [et al.] Early cognitive-behavioral interventions for adults / Brett T. Litz & Richard A. Bryant Cognitive-behavioral therapy for adults / Shawn P. Cahill ... [et al.] Cognitive-behavioral therapy for children and adolescents / Judith A. Cohen ... [et al.] Psychopharmacotherapy for adults / Matthew J. Friedman, Jonathan R.T. Davidson & Dan J. Stein Psychopharmacotherapy for children and adolescents / Craig L. Donnelly Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing / C. Richard Spates ... [et al.] Group therapy / M. Tracey Shea ... [et al.] School-based treatment for children and adolescents / Lisa H. Jaycox, Bradley D. Stein & Lisa Amaya-Jackson Psychodynamic therapy for adults / Harold S. Kudler ... [et al.] Psychodynamic therapy for children / Alicia F. Lieberman, Chandra Ghosh Ippen & Steven Marans Psychosocial rehabilitation / Shirley M. Glynn, Charles Drebing & Walter Penk Hypnosis / Etzel Cardena ... [et al.] Couple and family therapy for adults / David S. Riggs ... [et al.] Creative therapies for adults / David Read Johnson, Mooli Lahad & Amber Gray Creative therapies for children / Robin F. Goodman, Linda M. Chapman & Linda Gantt Treatment of PTSD and comorbid disorders / Lisa M. Najavits ... [et al.] Integration and summary / Matthew J. Friedman ... [et al.]. Developed under the auspices of the PTSD Treatment Guidelines Task Force of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, this tightly edited work is the definitive best-practice reference for practitioners caring for any trauma population. Leading clinical scientists thoroughly review the clinical and research literature on widely used therapeutic approaches. Succinct treatment guidelines are then presented that feature standardized ratings of the evidence for each approach. The second edition has been revised and expanded to incorporate important advances in the field, including a This collaborative text discusses assessment and diagnosis of PTSD in both adults and children. The core of the book examines the current empirical literature on major therapeutic approaches. This revised and expanded second edition incorporates important advances in the field, including new data on child and adolescent therapies This book has been replaced by Effective Treatments for PTSD, Third Edition, edited by David Forbes, Jonathan I. Bisson, Candice M. Monson, and Lucy Berliner, ISBN 978-1-4625-4356-4.