Traumatic Events and Mental Health

Bibliographic Data

ID23772389
AuthorsL Stephen O'Brien (University of Liverpool), J P Watson (United Medical Center)
Year1998
Publication date1998-02-13
Open AccessYes
TypeBOOK
VenueTraumatic Events and Mental Health (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherCambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1017/cbo9780511570124
OpenAlexW576408577
ISBN9780511570124
Open LibraryOL34447999M
LanguageEN
Citations received11

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.

Affect (linguistics) · Distress · Event (particle physics) · Mental health · Perspective (graphical) · Psychiatry · Psychotherapist · Traumatic stress · Viewpoints · Clinical Psychology · Computer Science · Medicine · Psychiatric care and mental health services · Psychology

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