Promoting Capabilities to Manage Postraumatic Stress
Subtitle: Perspectives on Resilience
Contributors: Douglas Paton (Editor); John M. Violanti (Editor); Leigh M. Smith (Editor)
Publisher: Charles C. Thomas Publisher
Published: December 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 222
ISBN-13: 9780398073176
Subjects: Neuropsychology; Clinical Psychology; Surgery - General; Stress Management; Treatment Of Wounds And Injuries; Psychology; Post-traumatic stress disorder; Resilience (Personality trait); Treatment; Medical
First sentence: Despite a long history of focusing on the pathological outcomes that can accompany exposure to adverse events such as traumatic incidents and disasters, recent decades have witnessed a progressive realization that such outcomes are not inevitable.
Description: "The contents of this book provide a theoretically and empirically rigorous knowledge base and intervention framework capable of mitigating negative reactions, facilitating adaptation in the face of adversity, and enhancing the likelihood that adverse and traumatic work experiences will enrich the personal and professional lives of those who dedicate themselves to protecting and safeguarding others.

It will be of interest to emergency worker counselors, police counselors, disaster workers, mental health professionals, and individuals that work with people exposed to trauma."--BOOK JACKET.