Research Catalog

Title

Posttraumatic stress disorder--additional perspectives / Merrill I. Lipton.

Author

Lipton, Merrill I.

Publication

Springfield, Ill., U.S.A. : C.C. Thomas, c1994.

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Details

Description

xvi, 241 p.; 27 cm.

Subject

• Post-traumatic stress disorder

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• Perspective -- Brief relevant history of PTSD -- Understanding PTSD: vulnerability, predisposition, stigma -- Description of symptoms (from DSM-III-R) -- Recurrent and intrusive distressing recollections of the event -- Recurrent distressing dreams of the event -- Sudden acting or feeling as if the traumatic event were recurring -- Intense psychological distress at exposure to events -- Efforts to avoid thoughts or feelings associated with the trauma -- Efforts to avoid activities or situations that arouse recollections.
• Inability to recall an important aspect of the trauma -- Markedly diminished interest in significant activities -- Feeling of detachment or estrangement from others -- Restricted rage of affect, e.g., unable to have loving feelings -- Sense of a foreshortened future -- Difficulty falling or staying asleep -- Irritability or outbursts of anger -- Difficulty concentrating -- Hypervigilance -- Exaggerated startle response -- Physiologic reactivity upon exposure -- Additional symptoms (not in DSM-III-R) -- Denial -- Substance abuse -- Depression -- Crying -- Anxiety, panic.
• Most comfortable when alone -- Dissociative experiences -- Guilt -- Problems with memory -- Physical and medical problems -- Paranoid thinking -- Workaholic tendencies, overcompensation -- Courting danger: the adrenaline high -- Profound changes -- PTSD in family members -- Family and marital problems -- Multiple marriage and divorce -- Strong reaction to anger and violence -- Intolerance of stress -- Tips for making the diagnosis more consistently -- Prevention of PTSD -- Treatment -- Considerations in planning treatment -- Goals for treatment.
• Modalities of treatment -- Helpful suggestions for treatment -- Treatment of acute symptoms -- Medication -- Duration of treatment -- Additional considerations -- Special considerations with combat veterans -- Legal considerations -- Recommendations for dealing with disasters.

Call Number

JFF 95-2564

ISBN

0398058997

LCCN

93037142

OCLC

28964761

Author

Lipton, Merrill I.

Title

Posttraumatic stress disorder--additional perspectives / Merrill I. Lipton.

Imprint

Springfield, Ill., U.S.A. : C.C. Thomas, c1994.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Research Call Number

JFF 95-2564