Trauma and health
Subtitle: physical health consequences of exposure to extreme stress
By: edited by Paula P. Schnurr and Bonnie L. Green.
Contributors: Schnurr, Paula P.; Green, Bonnie L.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: American Psychological Association
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 309
Subjects: Stress (Psychology) -- Physiological aspects.; Stress (Physiology) -- Health aspects.; Psychic trauma.; Post-traumatic stress disorder.; Traumatic neuroses.; Psychoneuroimmunology.; Health -- Psychological aspects.; Stress, Psychological -- immunology.; Stress, Psychological -- physiopathology.; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic -- immunology.; Posttraumatische stressstoornis.; Ziekte.; Stress.; Fysiologische aspecten.
Description: Contributions from 17 specialists based at hospitals and universities across the US summarize the findings on how extreme stressors such as war, sexual and other criminal victimization, natural and human-made disasters, and serious accidents affect physical health. The work outlines findings on trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder in relation to three domains: health status and disease, somatization, and utilization and costs. The contributors examine how trauma and PTSD can lead to poor physical health through correlates such as depression, hostility, and maladaptive coping and health behaviors. They also present findings on the biology of stress and implications for clinical and health policy.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: A context for understanding the physical health consequences of exposure to extreme stress / Paula P. Schnurr and Bonnie L. Green.  Physical health outcomes in traumatized populations. Trauma, posttraumatic stress disorder, and health status / Bonnie L. Green and Rachel Kimerling; title: Costs and health care utilization associated with traumatic experiences / Edward A. Walker, Elana Newman, and Mary P. Koss.  Psychological mechanisms linking trauma and health. Depression, trauma, and cardiovascular health / Daniel E. Ford; title: Coping and health : a comparison of the stress and trauma literatures / Carolyn M. Aldwin and Loriena A. Yancura.  Biological mechanisms linking trauma and health. Psychoneuroimmunology and trauma / Angela Liegey Dougall and Andrew Baum; title: Posttraumatic stress disorder, allostatic load, and medical illness / Matthew J. Friedman and Bruce S. McEwen.  Attentional and behavioral mechanisms linking trauma and health. Somatization and multiple idiopathic physical symptoms : relationship to traumatic events and posttraumatic stress disorder / Charles C. Engel, Jr.; title: Trauma, posttraumatic stress disorder, and health risk behaviors / Alyssa A. Rheingold, Ron Acierno, and Heidi S. Resnick.  An integrative model and its implications for research, practice, and policy. Understanding relationships among trauma, posttraumatic stress disorder, and health outcomes / Paula P. Schnurr and Bonnie L. Green.