Psychological Assessment of Adult Posttraumatic States

Auteur

Erin Eadie, PhD, is a clinical and health psychologist in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She is a staff psychologist at the South East Toronto Family Health Team and the Head of Child and Adolescent Care at Fairmarc Psychology Centre. She conducts and publishes research on the impact of interpersonal trauma on mental and physical health with a specific interest in posttraumatic stress, attachment, dissociation, and emotion dysregulation. Her clinical work and consultation focus on evidence-based assessment and treatment of trauma survivors across the lifespan.

John Briere, Ph.D, is professor emeritus of psychiatry and the behavioral sciences at the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine. A past president of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, he is recipient of the Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Science of Trauma Psychology from the American Psychological Association, the William N. Friedrich Lecturer: Outstanding Contribution to the Field of Child Psychology from the Mayo Clinic, and the Presidential Award for Contribution to Methods from the Association for Scientific Advancement in Psychological Injury and Law. He is author or co-author of over 140 articles and chapters, 15 books, and 9 trauma-related psychological tests. His website address is johnbriere.com.

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This book presents a detailed, yet practical summary of the major issues and instruments involved in the assessment of posttraumatic disturbances.

Contenu

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I. Etiology and Phenomenology of Posttraumatic Stress
Chapter 1. Trauma Types, Characteristics, and Complexity
Chapter 2. Trauma-Related Symptoms and Disorders
Part II. General Issues in the Assessment of Posttraumatic Stress
Chapter 3. Critical Issues in Trauma-Relevant Assessment
Chapter 4. Assessment of Traumatic Events
Chapter 5. Interviews
Chapter 6. Generic Measures
Chapter 7. Trauma-specific Tests
Chapter 8. Teleassessment
Chapter 9. Conclusions
Appendices
References
Index
About the Authors