Table of Contents

Introduction

Part I

Traumatic stress: the basic principles

Epidemiology of trauma and trauma-related disorders, trauma as a public mental health issue

Psychological and sociological theories (fear conditioning, other emotions, memory, cognitive theories, psychodynamic theories, PTSD as a social construct)

Neurobiological findings

Trauma and physical health

Part II

The diagnostic spectrum of trauma-related disorders

Acute Stress Reaction, Acute Stress Disorder

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Complex PTSD

Prolonged Grief Disorder

Part III

Evidence based psychological treatments for trauma-related disorders

Early intervention after trauma

Prolonged Exposure Therapy