Retraumatization: Assessment, Treatment, and Prevention

Exposure to potentially traumatic events puts individuals at risk for developing a variety of psychological disorders. The editors of Retraumatization: Assessment, Treatment, and Prevention explore this concept and provide the most current information on the epidemiology, theory, and treatment issues related to multiple trauma experiences. Clearly organized, the text fulfills six goals: defining retraumatization, outlining the controversies related to it, providing an overview of theoretical models, presenting data related to the frequency of occurrence of different forms of trauma, detailing the most reliable strategies for assessment, and providing an overview of treatments. Each chapter is organized similarly, with contributors addressing epidemiological data, etiological formulations and theoretical models, clinical descriptions, assessment; diagnosis; and prognosis, and prevention and treatment.