Gender and Ptsd

by Kimerling, Rachel; Ouimette, Paige; Wolfe, Jessica

• ISBN13: 9781572307834
• ISBN10: 1572307838
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-08-19
• Publisher: The Guilford Press

Summary

Current research and clinical observations suggest pronounced gender-based differences in the ways people respond to traumatic events. Most notably, women evidence twice the rate of PTSD as men following traumatic exposure. This important volume brings together leading clinical scientists to analyze the current state of knowledge on gender and PTSD. Cogent findings are presented on gender-based differences and influences in such areas as trauma exposure, risk factors, cognitive and physiological processes, comorbidity, and treatment response. Going beyond simply cataloging gender-related data, the book explores how the research can guide us in developing more effective clinical services for both women and men. Incorporating cognitive, biological, physiological, and sociocultural perspectives, this is an essential sourcebook and text.

Author Biography

Rachel Kimerling, PhD, is a psychologist at the VA Palo Alto Healthcare System and the Clinical Laboratory and Education Division of the National Center for PTSD. She is also Assistant Professor at the Pacific Graduate School of Psychology in Palo Alto, California. She was formerly Assistant Adjunct Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco, where she conducted PTSD research at San Francisco General Hospital. Dr. Kimerling is interested in the detection, prevention, and treatment of PTSD in health care settings.

Paige Ouimette, PhD, is Associate Professor of Psychology at Washington State University. Previously, she was a Research Associate at the Center for Health Care Evaluation at the VA Palo Alto Healthcare System and Consulting Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine. Her research addresses PTSD and comorbid conditions in clinical settings. Dr. Ouimette maintains a clinical practice in Pullman, Washington.

Jessica Wolfe, PhD, MPH, is Clinical Instructor in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, and Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine. She founded the Women's Health Sciences Division of the VA's National Center for PTSD and cofounded the Boston University School of Medicine Center for Excellence in Women's Health.

Table of Contents

I. ETIOLOGY
The Epidemiology of Sex Differences in PTSD across Developmental, Societal, and Research Contexts	3	(40)
Fran H. Norris
Jennifer D. Foster
Deborah L. Weisshaar
Gender Issues in the Neurobiology of PTSD	43	(33)
Ann M. Rasmusson
Matthew J. Friedman
Gender and PTSD: A Cognitive Model	76	(22)
David E Tolin
Edna B. Foa
The Intersection of Gender and Betrayal in Trauma	98	(19)
Anne P. DePrince
Jennifer J. Freyd
II. ASSESSMENT AND DIAGNOSIS
Differential Diagnosis of PTSD in Women	117	(33)
Marylene Cloitre
Karestan C. Koenen
Kim L. Gratz
Matthew Jakupcak
Gender Considerations in the Psychometric Assessment of PTSD	150	(27)
Karen Cusack
Sherry Falsetti
Michael de Arellano
Gender and Psychophysiology of PTSD	177	(30)
Jessica M. Peirce
Tamara L. Newton
Todd C. Buckley
Terence M. Keane
III. COMORBIDITY
Gender Issues in PTSD with Comorbid Mental Health Disorders	207	(25)
Susan M. Orsillo
Sheela Raja
Charity Hammond
Gender and the Comorbidity of PTSD with Substance Use Disorders	232	(39)
Sherry H. Stewart
Paige Ouimette
Pamela J. Brown
PTSD and Medical Comorbidity	271	(34)
Rachel Kimerling
Gretchen Clum
Joy McQuery
Paula P. Schnurr
IV. TREATMENT
Gender and PTSD Treatment: Efficacy and Effectiveness	305	(30)
Dana Cason
Anouk Grubaugh
Patricia Resick
Gender and the Psychopharmacological Treatment of PTSD	335	(14)
Kathleen T. Brady
Sudie E. Back
Gender, Trauma Themes, and PTSD: Narratives of Male and Female Survivors	349	(33)
Elizabeth D. Krause
Ruth R. DeRosa
Susan Roth
Gender Issues in Couple and Family Therapy Following Traumatic Stress	382	(21)
Christina A. Byrne
David S. Riggs
V. RESEARCH AND POLICY
Gender Differences in Stress, Trauma, and PTSD Research: Application of Two Quantitative Methods	403	(31)
Lynda A. King
Holly K. Orcutt
Daniel W. King
Mental Health Policy and Women with PTSD	434	(19)
Mary C. Blehar
Bruce Cuthbert
Kathryn M. Magruder
Index	453