"Widely regarded as the definitive reference, this handbook brings together foremost authorities on posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Diagnostic, conceptual, and treatment issues are reviewed in depth. The volume examines the causes and mechanisms of PTSD on multiple levels, from psychological processes to genes and neurobiology. Risk and resilience processes are addressed across development and in specific populations. Contributors describe evidence-based assessment and treatment approaches as well as promising emerging interventions. The integrative concluding chapter identifies key unanswered questions with important implications for science and practice"-- Provided by publisher.

Preface -- I. Historical Overview: Setting the Context -- 1. PTSD from DSM-III to DSM-5: Progress and Challenges / Matthew J. Friedman, Paula P. Schnurr, & Terence M. Keane -- 2. DSM-5 Criteria for PTSD / Matthew J. Friedman, Michelle J. Bovin, & Frank W. Weathers -- 3. Historical Roots of the PTSD Construct: How PTSD Became a Diagnosis and Launched the Traumatic Stress Field / Alexander C. McFarlane & Dean G. Kilpatrick -- II. Scientific Foundations and Theoretical Perspectives -- 4. Epidemiology of Trauma and PTSD in Adults / Kristina J. Korte, Tammy Jiang, Karestan C. Koenen, Sandro Galea, & Jaimie L. Gradus -- 5. Epidemiology of Trauma and PTSD in Childhood and Adolescence / William E. Copeland & Ellen W. McGinnis -- 6. Psychological Models of PTSD / Richard A. Bryant -- 7. Alterations in Memory and Other Neurocognitive Processes / Chris R. Brewin & Jennifer J. Vasterling -- 8. Trauma-Induced Dissociation / Anne P. DePrince, Martin J. Dorahy, Ruth Lanius, & Francesca L. Schiavone -- 9. Examining Neurocircuitry and Neuroplasticity in PTSD / Lynnette A. Averill, Christopher L. Averill, Teddy J. Akiki, & Chadi G. Abdallah -- 10. Neurochemistry, Neuroendocrinology, and Neuroimmunology of PTSD / Ann M. Rasmusson, Byung K. Kim, Tiffany R. Lago, Kayla Brown, Caitlin Ridgewell, & Arieh Y. Shalev -- 11. Genetics of PTSD / Daniel Bustamante, Kaitlin Bountress, Christina Sheerin, Karestan C. Koenen, Guia Guffanti, Lulu Yan, Michelle Haloossim, Monica Uddin, Nicole Nugent, & Ananda B. Amstadter -- 12. What Brain Tissue Can Tell Us: Postmortem Brain Banking and Analysis of PTSD Molecular Pathology / Matthew J. Girgenti, Bertrand R. Huber, Matthew J. Friedman, & Ronald S. Duman -- 13. Gender Issues in PTSD / Rachel Kimerling, Julie C. Weitlauf, & Amy E. Street -- 14. A Developmental Perspective on Childhood Traumatic Stress / Adam D. Brown, Emily Becker-Weidman, & Glenn N. Saxe -- 15. Trauma and PTSD in Older Adults / Joan Cook & Vanessa Simiola -- III. Clinical Practice: Evidence-Based State of the Art -- 16. Assessment of PTSD and Its Comorbidities in Adults / Nicholas A. Livingston, Deborah J. Brief, Mark W. Miller, & Terence M. Keane -- 17. Assessment of PTSD in Children and Adolescents / Ernestine C. Briggs, Kate Nooner, & Lisa M. Amaya-Jackson -- 18. Early Intervention Following Trauma / Alvi Azad, Leonard Skipper, Gary H. Wynn, & David M. Benedek -- 19. Psychosocial Treatments for Adults with PTSD / Tara E. Galovski, Carmen P. McLean, C. Adrian Davis, & Jennifer S. Wachen -- 20. Psychosocial Treatments for Children and Adolescents with PTSD / Judith A. Cohen & Anthony P. Mannarino -- 21. Empirically Supported Couple and Family Therapies for PTSD / Candice M. Monson, Alexandra Macdonald, Steffany J. Fredman, Jeremiah A. Schumm, & Casey Taft -- 22. Group Treatments for PTSD / J. Gayle Beck & Denise Sloan -- 23. Pharmacotherapy for PTSD / Lori Davis, Patricia Pilkinton, & Garrett Aikens -- 24. Treating PTSD When Common Comorbid Disorders Are Present / Sonya B. Norman, Elizabeth Straus, Robert C. Lyons, Laura D. Crocker, Peter J. Colvonen, & Jessica C. Tripp -- 25. Trauma Exposure, PTSD, and Physical Health / Paula P. Schnurr, Jennifer S. Wachen, Bonnie L. Green, & Stacey Kaltman -- IV. Emerging Territory -- 26. Culture, Trauma, and Traumatic Stress among Refugees, Asylum Seekers, and Postconflict Populations / Derrick Silove & Louis Klein -- 27. PTSD and the Law: Forensic Considerations / Dean G. Kilpatrick, Alexander C. McFarlane, & Lucy A. Guarnera -- 28. Technology-Based Interventions for PTSD / Josef I. Ruzek -- 29. Treating PTSD Using Telemental Health Technology / Leslie A. Morland, Lisa H. Glassman, Carolyn J. Greene, Julia E. Hoffman, & Craig Rosen -- 30. Psychoneurobiology of Resilience / Lynnette A. Averill, Christopher L. Averill, Robert H. Pietrzak, Dennis S. Charney, & Steven M. Southwick -- 31. Public Mental Health Interventions Following Disasters / Joshua C. Morganstein, Holly B. Herberman Mash, Mary C. Vance, Carol S. Fullerton, & Robert J. Ursano -- 32. Dissemination and Implementation of Best Practices in Prevention and Treatment of PTSD / Shannon Wiltsey Stirman -- 33. Key Questions and an Agenda for Future Research / Matthew J. Friedman, Paula P. Schnurr, & Terence M. Keane.