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Provides a basis for understanding human response to trauma. The consequences of specific traumas have usually been described as separate entities. This is the first book to examine human response to trauma as a whole, offering a thorough study of the biologic, psychodynamic and social consequences of trauma.
Psychological Trauma
$190.51
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
31 December 1998
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Summary
How many of your psychiatric patients have a history of severe physical or psychological abuse or other psychological trauma? These patients often present diagnostic dilemmas, get a variety of diagnoses, and frequently prove difficult-to-treat. They may have syndromes that are reminiscent of the post-traumatic sequelae in adults, such as physiological hyperactivity, a sense of loss of control, passivity alternating with uncontrolled violence, and sleep disturbances including nightmares. In…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781585621620 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1585621625 |
| Author: | Bessel A. van der Kolk |
| Publisher: | American Psychiatric Association Publishing |
| Imprint: | American Psychiatric Association Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Release Date: | 31 December 1998 |
| Weight: | 414g |
| Dimensions: | 203mm x 136mm x 13mm |
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