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Book Review
The Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Sourcebook
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Mar 16, 2009 - 4:02:44 PM
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder is an understandable reaction to abnormal, overwhelming circumstances – circumstance that people are not usually prepared for.
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - Recent news stories have given considerable coverage to the issue of P. T. S. D. – from survivors of Hurricane Katrina, to participants of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The New York Times reports that in 2006, the US Army’s Mental Health Advisory Team in 2006 conducted a survey of 1000 soldiers and marines, and found that 17 percent suffered from P.T.S.D. Mathematical models show that nearly 35 percent of soldiers and marines who deploy to Iraq will ultimately suffer from P.T.S.D.
The distressing symptoms of P.T.S.D. range from nightmares and flashbacks to headaches, chronic pain, troubled sleep, withdrawing from people, profound sadness, anxiety, guilt, anger fatigue, pessimism, sexual and relationship problems, emotional numbing, low self-esteem, and a wide range of medical problems.
For the millions who suffer from the effects of a traumatic experience and their loved ones; for medical and mental health professionals; and for those preparing for these professions; THE POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER SOURCEBOOK, Second Edition (McGraw-Hill Professional, Paperback, April 2009) offers clear, complete, and user-friendly understanding of the nature and treatment of P.T.S.D.
This sourcebook is designed:
To explain and normalize the symptoms of P.T.S.D. sufferers
To explain the principles of healing, therapies, and treatments
To explore a wide range of current treatment options and suitable options
To clearly explain how to move beyond P.T.S.D. – to thrive in spite of trauma
To list a remarkable range of very useful resources that help one find the right counselor, support
This revised edition includes new information on healing from post traumatic stress for war veterans; new mindfulness techniques for reducing P.T.S.D.; new and future treatment technologies; and groundbreaking information on the link between post traumatic stress and addictions.
So many people with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder think they will never heal, and suffer needlessly for years. THE POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER SOURCEBOOK helps us to understand how to transform and overcome this suffering.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Glenn R. Schiraldi, Ph.D., has served on the stress management faculties at the Pentagon, The International Critical Incident Stress Foundation, and the University of Maryland, where he received the Outstanding Teaching Award in the College of Health and Human Performance. He has served on the Board of Directors, Depressed and Related Affective Disorders Association, founded as a Johns Hopkins University, Department of Psychiatry, cooperative; the editorial board of the International Journal of Emergency Mental health, and the ABC News Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder working group.
He is a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, and is a Vietnam-era veteran.
www.HealthNewsDigest.com
Ellie
Book Review
The Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Sourcebook
By
Mar 16, 2009 - 4:02:44 PM
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder is an understandable reaction to abnormal, overwhelming circumstances – circumstance that people are not usually prepared for.
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - Recent news stories have given considerable coverage to the issue of P. T. S. D. – from survivors of Hurricane Katrina, to participants of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The New York Times reports that in 2006, the US Army’s Mental Health Advisory Team in 2006 conducted a survey of 1000 soldiers and marines, and found that 17 percent suffered from P.T.S.D. Mathematical models show that nearly 35 percent of soldiers and marines who deploy to Iraq will ultimately suffer from P.T.S.D.
The distressing symptoms of P.T.S.D. range from nightmares and flashbacks to headaches, chronic pain, troubled sleep, withdrawing from people, profound sadness, anxiety, guilt, anger fatigue, pessimism, sexual and relationship problems, emotional numbing, low self-esteem, and a wide range of medical problems.
For the millions who suffer from the effects of a traumatic experience and their loved ones; for medical and mental health professionals; and for those preparing for these professions; THE POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER SOURCEBOOK, Second Edition (McGraw-Hill Professional, Paperback, April 2009) offers clear, complete, and user-friendly understanding of the nature and treatment of P.T.S.D.
This sourcebook is designed:
To explain and normalize the symptoms of P.T.S.D. sufferers
To explain the principles of healing, therapies, and treatments
To explore a wide range of current treatment options and suitable options
To clearly explain how to move beyond P.T.S.D. – to thrive in spite of trauma
To list a remarkable range of very useful resources that help one find the right counselor, support
This revised edition includes new information on healing from post traumatic stress for war veterans; new mindfulness techniques for reducing P.T.S.D.; new and future treatment technologies; and groundbreaking information on the link between post traumatic stress and addictions.
So many people with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder think they will never heal, and suffer needlessly for years. THE POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER SOURCEBOOK helps us to understand how to transform and overcome this suffering.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Glenn R. Schiraldi, Ph.D., has served on the stress management faculties at the Pentagon, The International Critical Incident Stress Foundation, and the University of Maryland, where he received the Outstanding Teaching Award in the College of Health and Human Performance. He has served on the Board of Directors, Depressed and Related Affective Disorders Association, founded as a Johns Hopkins University, Department of Psychiatry, cooperative; the editorial board of the International Journal of Emergency Mental health, and the ABC News Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder working group.
He is a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, and is a Vietnam-era veteran.
www.HealthNewsDigest.com
Ellie