Full Description
This concise clinical guide shows how pharmacology can be integrated with traditional psychotherapy approaches to PTSD. Authors present common assessment tools and strategies, synthesize implications from research on all existing pharmacologic treatments for PTSD including antidepressants, anxiolytics, and antipsychotic medications, and present clear guidelines for related conditions such as insomnia and substance abuse.
Treatment of older adults and others with complicated presentations is also emphasized. Suitable for psychologists and social workers who may be unfamiliar with pharmacological approaches to PTSD, as well as psychiatrists and other medical personnel who may be less familiar with the best empirically-validated forms of psychotherapy.
Features:
amp bull Reviews pharmacologic treatments for PTSD including antidepressants, anxiolytics, and antipsychotic medications.
amp bull Presents comprehensive advice for clinical treatment, from assessment and diagnosis, to treatments for related symptoms and disorders such as insomnia and substance abuse.
Contents
Contributors
Introduction
Nancy C. Bernardy and Matthew J. Friedman
I. Scientific Background and Assessment
The Human Stress Response
Matthew J. Friedman
The Emerging Scientific and Clinical Literature on Resilience and Psychological First Aid
Steven Southwick and Patricia Watson
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Patient Interview, Clinical Assessment, and Diagnosis
Brian P. Marx and Cassidy A. Gutner
II. Pharmacological and Psychotherapeutic Approaches
Antidepressant Strategies in the Management of PTSD
Nancy C. Bernardy and Matthew J. Friedman
The Use of Anxiolytics in the Management of PTSD
Nancy C. Bernardy, Tasha Souter, and Matthew J. Friedman
Atypical Antipsychotics and Anticonvulsants in the Treatment of PTSD: Treatment Options That Include Cognitive Behavioral Therapies
Matthew D. Jeffreys
Cognitive Behavioral Therapies for PTSD
Tara E. Galovski and Chelsea Gloth
III. Comorbid Disorders and Unique Presentations
PTSD and Insomnia
Jason C. DeViva and Bruce Capehart
Co-Occurring Substance Use Disorders and PTSD
Andrew J. Saxon and Tracy L. Simpson
Treating PTSD in Older Adults
Joan M. Cook, Ahsan Naseem, and Steven R. Thorp
Challenging Presentations in PTSD
Tonya Masino and Sonya Norman
Index
About the Editors
