Gender and PTSD / edited by Rachel Kimerling, Paige Ouimette, Jessica Wolfe.

Publisher's description: Current research and clinical observations suggest pronounced gender-based differences in the ways people respond to traumatic events. Most notably, women evidence twice the rate of PTSD as men following traumatic exposure. This important volume brings together leading...

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Other Authors: Kimerling, Rachel., Ouimette, Paige., Wolfe, Jessica, 1950-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Guilford Press, [2002]
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Table of Contents:
  • Etiology. The epidemiology of sex differences in PTSD across developmental, societal, and research contexts / Fran H. Norris, Jennifer D. Foster, and Deborah L. Weisshaar. Gender issues in the neurobiology of PTSD / Ann M. Rasmusson and Matthew J. Friedman. Gender and PTSD : a cognitive model / David F. Tolin and Edna B. Foa. The intersection of gender and betrayal in trauma / Anne P. DePrince and Jennifer J. Freyd
  • Assessment and diagnosis. Differential diagnosis of PTSD in women / Marylene Cloitre [and others]. Gender considerations in the psychometric assessment of PTSD / Karen Cusack, Sherry Falsetti, and Michael de Arellano. Gender and psychophysiology of PTSD / Jessica M. Peirce [and others]
  • Comorbidity. Gender issues in PTSD with comorbid mental health disorders / Susan M. Orsillo, Sheela Raja, and Charity Hammond. Gender and the comorbidity of PTSD with substance use disorders / Sherry H. Stewart, Paige Ouimette, and Pamela J. Brown. PTSD and medical comorbidity / Rachel Kimerling [and others]
  • Treatment. Gender and PTSD treatment : efficacy and effectiveness / Dana Cason, Anouk Grubaugh, and Patricia Resick. Gender and the psychopharmacological treatment of PTSD / Kathleen T. Brady and Sudie E. Back. Gender, trauma themes, and PTSD : narratives of male and female survivors / Elizabeth D. Krause, Ruth R. DeRosa, and Susan Roth. Gender issues in couple and family therapy following traumatic stress / Christina A. Byrne and David S. Riggs
  • Research and policy. Gender differences in stress, trauma, and PTSD research : application of two quantitative methods / Lynda A. King, Holly K. Orcutt, and Daniel W. King. Mental health policy and women with PTSD / Mary C. Blehar, Bruce Cuthbert, and Kathryn M. Magruder.