The first systematic analysis of the rates, risk factors, consequences and global burden of trauma and PTSD across the globe.

This is an all-embracing reference that offers analyses and discussions of contemporary issues in the field of PTSD. The book brings together scientific materia

Post-traumatic stress disorder is a psychiatric illness that can occur in anyone who has experienced a life-threatening or violent event. The trauma can be due

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