This book has been replaced by Handbook of PTSD, Third Edition, ISBN 978-1-4625-4707-4.

Table of Contents:
I. Historical Overview: Setting the Context 1. PTSD from DSM-III to DSM-5: Progress and Challenges, Matthew J. Friedman, Patricia A. Resick, and Terence M. Keane 2. DSM-5 Criteria for PTSD, Matthew J. Friedman and Patricia A. Resick 3. The History of Psychic Trauma, Lars Weisaeth 4. A Psychological History of PTSD, Candice M. Monson, Matthew J. Friedman, and Heidi La Bash II. Scientific Foundations and Theoretical Perspectives 5. Advances in Design and Analysis in Trauma Research, Daniel W. King, Lynda A. King, Anica Pless Kaiser, and Lewina O. Lee 6. Epidemiology of Trauma and PTSD, Fran H. Norris and Laurie B. Slone 7. Child Traumatic Stress: Prevalence, Trends, Risk, and Impact, John A. Fairbank, Frank W. Putnam, and William W. Harris 8. Risk Pathways for PTSD: Making Sense of the Literature, Dawne S. Vogt, Daniel W. King, and Lynda A. King 9. Psychological Theories of PTSD, Seth J. Gillihan, Shawn P. Cahill, and Edna B. Foa 10. Neurocognitive Alterations Associated with PTSD: Neuropsychological Deficits, Information-Processing Biases, and Implications for Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, Jennifer J. Vasterling and Sara Lippa 11. Remembering and Forgetting, Chris R. Brewin 12. Trauma-Induced Dissociation, Anne P. DePrince and Jennifer J. Freyd 13. The Dissociative Subtype of PTSD, Ruth A. Lanius, Erika J. Wolf, Mark W. Miller, Paul A. Frewen, Eric Vermetten, Bethany Brand, and David Spiegel 14. Neurocircuitry and Neuroplasticity in PTSD, Michael Nash, Isaac Galatzer-Levy, John H. Krystal, Ronald Duman, and Alexander Neumeister 15. Integrating the Neuroendocrinology, Neurochemistry, and Neuroimmunology of PTSD to Date and the Challenges Ahead, Ann M. Rasmusson and Arieh Y. Shalev 16. Genetics of PTSD, Karestan C. Koenen, Guia Guffanti, Lulu Yan, Michele Haloossim, Monica Uddin, Nicole R. Nugent, and Ananda Amstadter 17. Gender Issues in PTSD, Rachel Kimerling, Julie C. Weitlauf, Katherine M. Iverson, Julie A. Karpenko, and Shaili Jain 18. A Developmental Perspective on Childhood Traumatic Stress, Adam D. Brown, Emily Becker-Weidman, and Glenn N. Saxe 19. Trauma in Older Adults, Joan M. Cook, Avron Spiro III, and Danny G. Kaloupek III. Clinical Practice: Evidence-Based State of the Art 20. Assessment of PTSD and Its Comorbidities in Adults, Annemarie F. Reardon, Deborah J. Brief, Mark W. Miller, and Terence M. Keane 21. Assessment of Childhood PTSD, Ernestine C. Briggs, Kate Nooner, and Lisa M. Amaya-Jackson 22. Early Interventions for Trauma, Richard A. Bryant 23. Psychosocial Treatments for Adults with PTSD, Patricia A. Resick, Candice M. Monson, Cassidy A. Gutner, and Marta M. Maslej 24. Psychosocial Treatments for Children and Adolescents with PTSD, Judith A. Cohen and Anthony P. Mannarino 25. Empirically Supported Couple and Family Therapies for PTSD, Candice M. Monson, Alexandra Macdonald, Steffany J. Fredman, Jeremiah A. Schumm, and Casey Taft 26. Group Treatments for PTSD: What Do We Know and What Do We Need to Know?, J. Gayle Beck and Denise M. Sloan 27. Pharmacotherapy for PTSD, Matthew J. Friedman and Jonathan R. T. Davidson 28. Trauma Exposure, PTSD, and Physical Health, Paula P. Schnurr, Jennifer S. Wachen, Bonnie L. Green, and Stacey Kaltman 29. Culture and PTSD, Roberto Lewis-Fernández, Devon E. Hinton, and Luana Marques 30. PTSD and the Law: Forensic Considerations, Dean G. Kilpatrick and Alexander C. McFarlane IV. Emerging Territory 31. Internet-Based Interventions for PTSD, Alyssa Boasso, Hanna Kadesch, and Brett T. Litz 32. Telemental Health Technology and PTSD Care, Leslie A. Morland, Julia E. Hoffman, Carolyn J. Greene, and Craig S. Rosen 33. Resilience, Steve M. Southwick, Heather Douglas-Palumberi, and Robert H. Pietrzak 34. Public Mental Health Interventions Following Disasters and Mass Violence, Patricia J. Watson, Laura Gibson, and Josef I. Ruzek 35. Implementation of Best Practices for Management of PTSD and Other Trauma-Related Problems, Josef I. Ruzek and Sara J. Landes 36. Key Questions and an Agenda for Future Research, Matthew J. Friedman, Patricia A. Resick, and Terence M. Keane