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      • L. Stephen O'Brien, Aintree Hospitals NHS Trust, Liverpool
      • Foreword by J. P. Watson, United Medical and Dental Schools of Guy's and St Thomas's, London
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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      05 May 2010
      13 February 1998
      ISBN:
      9780511570124
      9780521570275
      9780521578868
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511570124
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.63kg, 314 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.515kg, 314 Pages
      • Series:
      Psychiatry and Medicine
      Subjects:
      Medicine: General Interest, Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology, Medicine, Psychiatry
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    Series:
    Psychiatry and Medicine
    Subjects:
    Medicine: General Interest, Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology, Medicine, Psychiatry
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    What constitutes a traumatic event? How and why does trauma affect people differently and what is a normal response? These are important questions asked on a daily basis. This concise yet comprehensive guidebook provides an accessible and highly referenced resource of practical advice and information on post traumatic distress. Dr O'Brien's coverage ranges from a brief historical perspective on post traumatic illness and its prevalence right through to the legal implications. We are reminded that a diagnosis of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is by no means the only possible response to trauma and a helpful chapter is also devoted to the definition of a normal response. A broad range of theoretical and practical viewpoints are closely examined including an evaluation of management approaches and possibilities for prevention.

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    ‘This material is pre-digested for the reader in a clear and coherent way.’

    Source: The Times Higher Education Supplement

    ‘ … O’Brien presents us with a valuable overview and evaluation of one of the most debated psychiatric entities over the last two decades. This book must be of interest to everyone working in the field of mentally traumatized people.’

    Morten Ekstrom Source: Torture

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