Stress Response Syndromes: PTSD, Grief, Adjustment, and Dissociative Disorders

The first edition of this now-classic work provided the basis for adding post-traumatic stress disorders to diagnoses of mental conditions, Each subsequent edition has added new understandings, summaries of empirical research, and guides for clinicians. This thoroughly revised fifth edition adheres to changes that will be made in DSM-5 and gives the reasons for symptom formation and how treatment can not only resolve symptoms but also lead to post-traumatic growth? which produces a more coherent sense of identity and renewed capacities for connecting compassionately with others. Stress Response Syndromes takes the reader from surface to depth with many lucid case examples and how-to advice for both trainees and experienced clinicians.