Who gets PTSD? : issues of posttraumatic stress vulnerability / edited by John M. Violanti and Douglas Paton.
Persons engaged in occupations that require emergency responses must frequently deal with exposure to incidents that are traumatic. Some of these persons develop posttraumatic stress reactions or full-blown posttraumatic stress disorder, while others do not. A key issue in the development of traumat...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Springfield, Ill. :
Charles C Thomas,
[2006]
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| Online Access: | Click here to view this book |
| Summary: | Persons engaged in occupations that require emergency responses must frequently deal with exposure to incidents that are traumatic. Some of these persons develop posttraumatic stress reactions or full-blown posttraumatic stress disorder, while others do not. A key issue in the development of traumatic stress is vulnerability. This book draws from research and life experiences on trauma vulnerability to better understand how mental health professionals and those concerned with the psychological well-being of others may disentangle the perplexing questions of who gets PTSD, why they do, and how. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 203 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0398090343 9780398090340 |