Trauma and Substance Abuse
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| Rating | : | 4.85 (535 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1433815230 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 336 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-08-01 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The goal of this volume, newly revised to include special settings, such as court systems and disasters, and special populations, such as veterans, is to clarify issues specific to trauma, PTSD, and substance abuse and to translate both quantitative and qualitative data into specific recommendations for clinicians, researchers, and administrators.. Trauma and Substance Abuse offers a broad overview of current trends in the field of co-occurring substance abuse and PTSD from both clinical and research perspectives. Changes in the definitions of both posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and substance abuse have been proposed by those involved with diagnosing and treating people with these issues; some of these changes are expected to
In a rapidly changing climate of a deepening knowledge base of complexity of PTSD-SUD, this updated work reflects cutting-edge treatments, technologies, and improved diagnostics. Researchers, practitioners, and administrators alike will find a wealth of translational science at their fingertips for immediate use in clinical and research settings. --Choice
Very poor text avoid it at all costs! One star is way too high. Michael Williams Poorly written book. Way too many acronyms and citations. The material and content of the book gets lost in all of that. Every person in my graduate class on trauma intensive communities feels this way. I rate this text as extremely poor.. A little dense and tedious at times compson A little dense and tedious at times, but a great resource for an overwhelming (and too often overlooked) problem.
Read received her bachelor s degree from Denison University in Granville, Ohio, and her doctorate from the University of Rhode Island in Kingstown. Ouimette worked at the Center for Healthcare Evaluation at the Palo Alto VA Medical Center in California, and Washington State University, before moving to Syracuse, NY, in 2004. Read, PhD, is an associate professor of psychology at the University at Buffalo, State University of New York. She completed