Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: DSM-IV® and Beyond - Tapa dura

This scholarly volume, with its excellent references and a useful index, is highly recommended as a well-written, state-of-the-art overview of PTSD. * READINGS: A Journal of Reviews and Commentary in Mental Health * The admirable book by [Drs.] Davidson and Foa provides a balanced and expert review of the aetiology, nature, course, and associations of PTSD. * British Journal of Psychiatry * This is a timely, well-written book which should be of broad interest to clinicians and researchers who have even a passing interest in PTSD. * Anxiety *

Of all psychiatric disorders, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) poses one of the greatest challenges to clinicians. Drs. Davidson and Foa, pioneers in the study of PTSD, have teamed up to edit this landmark volume. In Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: DSM-IV (R) and Beyond, members of the DSM-IV Subcommittee on PTSD present a comprehensive and fascinating review of the currently established knowledge about the etiology, epidemiology, neurobiology, course, and clinical presentations of posttraumatic stress syndromes and future directions for study.