Psychological Trauma

Resource Type

Book

Description

"Psychological Trauma provides a basis for understanding human response to trauma. The consequences of specific traumas have usually been described as separate entities. This is the first book to examine human response to trauma as a whole. In this thorough study of the biologic, psychodynamic and social consequences of trauma, separate chapters explore: The impact of separation from the parental figure on a child's development, including cognitive and neurological disturbances The psychobiology of traumatic response Traumatic antecedents of borderline personality disorder The effect of trauma on the family unit Amnesia and dissociation as response to trauma A stress management approach that can be incorporated into the treatment of patients"--(www.appi.org)

Ages

All Ages

Age Groups

Adulthood (22+)

Languages

English

ISBN

1585621625

Author

Bessel A. van der Kolk M.D.

Publication

1987 American Psychiatric Publishing

Availability

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• American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc - American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc. (APPI) is the world's premier publisher of books, journals, and multimedia on psychiatry, mental health and behavioral science. We offer authoritative, up-to-date and affordable information geared toward psychiatrists, other mental health professionals, psychiatric residents, medical students and the general public.
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