Psychological Assessment of Adult Posttraumatic States

Download or read book Psychological Assessment of Adult Posttraumatic States written by John Briere and published by Amer Psychological Assn. This book was released on 1997-01-01 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: [This] book was written in response to [the] burgeoning of new information and the growing need for integrative analyses of posttraumatic disturbance and its measurement. It is intended as a practical, empirically grounded guide to the assessment of traumatic events and associated posttraumatic states. It addresses phenomena such as acute stress disorder (ASD), posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), stress-related psychotic states, various dissociative reactions and symptoms, and what has been referred to as complex PTSD. This volume is divided into 3 sections: etiology and phenomenology, general assessment issues, and specific assessment approaches.