Table of Contents

1. Diagnosis, History, Life Course 2. Epidemiology 3. Assessment Skills etc 4. Imaging 5. Neuroendocrinology 6. Neurotransmitters and Brain Mechanisms 7. Psycho-Social Approaches to Treatment 8. Debriefing 9. Pharmacological Treatments 10. Traumatic Stress in Children 11. Grief and its Relationship to PTSD 12. Ethno-Cultural Aspects of Trauma 13. New Ideas and the Way Forward 15. Appendix: Rating Scales

Reviews

'Useful, up to date, and comprehensive ... It deserves to be widely read by neurologists, psychiatrists and psychologists.' - Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

'An attractive, readable single volume, which spans both useful clinical and pre-clinical information regarding PTSD. It represents good value for money and would prove invaluable to any clinician specializing in anxiety disorders.' - Journal of Psychopharmacology