The Psychobiology of Trauma and Resilience Across the Lifespan

by Delahanty, Douglas L.; Rojas, Veronica; Koenen, Karestan; Pole, Nnamdi; Smith, Daniel W.; Saxe, Glenn; Hobfoll, Stevan E.; Rasmusson, Ann M.; Yehuda, Rachel; Simeon, Daphne; Kilpatrick, Dean; Nader, Karim; Feeny, Norah

• ISBN13: 9780765705365
• ISBN10: 0765705362
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-09-05
• Publisher: Jason Aronson, Inc.

Summary

"The importance of examining risk/resilience factors in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) across the lifespan has become increasingly obvious: childhood experiences confer risk/resilience for adulthood experiences and biological predictors and correlates of PTSD appear to differ developmentally." "Research into PTSD has typically been conducted with a focus on either child or adult PTSD, with relatively little overlap or discussion between the two camps. The overall focus of this collection is to bring these two groups of researchers together to examine developmental issues and how they impact biological and psychological risk and resilience factors and treatment issues in PTSD and comorbid disorders."--BOOK JACKET.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Introduction	p. ix
Developmental Issues in Diagnosing PTSD	p. 1
Genetic Risk Factors for PTSD	p. 23
Predictors of PTSD Symptoms in Police Officers: From Childhood to Retirement	p. 47
PTSD in Children and Adolescents: Risk Factors and Treatment Innovations	p. 69
Modeling Pathways to Posttraumatic Stress Disorder	p. 89
The Long Reach of Trauma Across the Lifespan: Mechanisms for the Signature of Abuse	p. 99
Biological Risk and Resilience Factors	p. 121
Age-Related Changes in Neuroendocrine, Cognitive, and Neuroanatomic Aspects of PTSD	p. 143
Dissociation Across the Lifespan and Interfaces with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder	p. 171
Comorbid PTSD and Major Depression: Does History of Exposure to Interpersonal Violence Contribute to Nonresilience?	p. 191
PTSD in Child and Adult Populations: A Review of the Cognitive Behavioral Treatment Outcome Literature	p. 209
Recent Advances in the Pharmacological Treatment/Prevention of PTSD	p. 233
From Childhood to Adult PTSD-An Integrative Model	p. 255
Index	p. 273
List of Contributors	p. 279
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