Table of contents
Frontmatter
Contents
Introduction: A College Student’s Story
Chapter 1: The History of Psychotraumatology
Chapter 2: PTSD Myths
Chapter 3: How to Assess
Chapter 4: How the Brain Copes with Different Types of Trauma
Chapter 5: Potential Causes of PTSD
Chapter 6: The Dangers of PTSD
Chapter 7: Different Types of PTSD
Chapter 8: The Physiological, Psychological, and Behavioral Response to Trauma and PTSD
Chapter 9: Symptoms of PTSD
Chapter 10: PTSD in Different Age Groups
Chapter 11: Treatments
Chapter 12: Other Risks (Comorbidity)
Chapter 13: What Is Still Unknown?
Chapter 14: Current and Future Research
Chapter 15: The General Public’s Knowledge About PTSD
Chapter 16: How PTSD Is Portrayed in Media
Chapter 17: PTSD and the Family
Chapter 18: Recovery and How to Support Someone with PTSD
Chapter 19: Epilogue
Chapter 20: PTSD Resources in North America, Europe, and India
Appendix: Potential Pharmacological Treatments for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Index
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