PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder): Books

Aging and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) explores the psychological sequelae of severe trauma in elderly patients and the manifestations in old age of psychological symptoms secondary to trauma experienced earlier in life.

With 20 percent of the Veterans of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq exhibiting PTSD symptoms, the United States military has a strong interest in combating the condition. Navy psychiatrist Robert N. McLay has been at the forefront of these efforts. This is his story of using virtual reality to treat Service Members and Veterans with PTSD.

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.

This handbook reviews the latest scientific advances in understanding trauma and PTSD, discussing the implications for clinical practice and evaluating the status of evidence-based assessment and treatment.

In The PTSD Workbook, two psychologists and trauma experts gather together techniques and interventions used by PTSD experts from around the world to offer trauma survivors the most effective tools available to conquer their most distressing trauma-related symptoms.

As a textbook for advanced clinical and counseling psychology programs, and a solid reference for the researcher in child/adolescent mental health, its emphasis on flexibility and attention to emerging issues will help readers meet ongoing challenges, as well as advance the field.

This story follows a child who has had an unspecified 'bad thing' happen that is difficult to reveal, and is causing them much distress. The child is given effective ways to deal with her/his feelings (strategies based on trauma-focused cognitive behavioural approaches) and begins to recover from their traumatic experience.

In The PTSD Workbook for Teens, a trauma and post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) specialist offers worksheets and exercises to help teens recover from traumatic events and symptoms of PTSD, such as insomnia, flashbacks, hypervigilance, and depression.

This important book identifies the adult adjustment disorders that are associated with childhood abuse and explains why various forms of abuse lead to specific adjustment difficulties.

Kids that have a parent with PTSD can often feel confused, scared, or helpless. Why Are You so Scared? explains PTSD and its symptoms in nonthreatening, kid-friendly language, and is full of questions and exercises that kids and parents can work through together.

Featuring case presentations from master clinicians, this volume highlights the remarkable capacity of traumatized children to guide their own healing process. It describes what posttraumatic play looks like and how it can foster resilience and coping.

Rich with case material and artwork samples, this volume demonstrates a range of creative approaches for facilitating children's emotional reparation and recovery from trauma.