PTSD: What Everyone Needs to Know® - Hardcover

Rothbaum, Barbara O.; Rauch, Sheila A.M.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0190930373 ISBN 13: 9780190930370

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2020

Synopsis

PTSD: What Everyone Needs to Know is a scientifically-supported yet accessible resource on trauma aimed at a general audience. Utilizing a reader-friendly Q&A format, the book demystifies and defines posttraumatic stress disorder, describes its effects, reveals how treatment works, and explains why everyone should know more about the role traumatic experiences play in our lives and in culture and society.

About this title

About the Author

Barbara Olasov Rothbaum, PhD, ABPP, is a professor in psychiatry and Associate Vice Chair of Clinical Research at the Emory School of Medicine in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and director of the Emory Healthcare Veterans Program and the Trauma and Anxiety Recovery Program at Emory. Dr. Rothbaum specializes in research on the treatment of individuals with anxiety disorders, particularly focusing on posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). She has authored over 300 scientific papers and chapters, has published 8 books on the treatment of PTSD.

Sheila A.M. Rauch, PhD, ABPP, is Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Emory University School of Medicine. She serves as Clinical Director of the Emory University Veterans Program and Director of Mental Health Research and Program Evaluation at the VA Atlanta Healthcare System. Dr. Rauch has been conducting research on and providing treatment for PTSD and anxiety disorders for over 20 years, and has been training providers in PTSD treatment since 2000.

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0190930373
• ISBN 13: 9780190930370
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 176