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A conceptual approach to post-traumatic stress disorder, in which the response to trauma is seen as a reaction to injury rather than as an illness. Treatment is designed to enhance the natural healing process that begins soon after traumatic shock ends. Several practical features... are included
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A discussion of brain injury, describing what it is, how it is caused, and what can be done to treat, cope with, and prevent it. It includes illuminating case studies, key ethical and legal issues, public policy proposals, and practical steps we can take to protect ourselves from... brain trauma.
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Designed to help those suffering the lasting effects of accidents, assaults, injuries and disasters, this book guides trauma victims in getting medical, psychological and legal help, and instructs clinicians on how to treat these patients effectively.
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Unlike many other works ithat attempt to deal with childhood PTSD by extrapolating from the adult work, this book deals primarily with the findings of childhood trauma. Mixing clinical experience and research, this is a thorough introduction to PTSD, stress, trauma and concurrent... conditions.
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The impact of head injury on individuals and their families and friends cannot be overestimated. This book states that the developments in the acute care of head injured people have meant higher survival rates and increasing numbers being discharged back into the community.
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Discusses the gamut of critical care management of the trauma patient.
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By Gupta, Dr S, MB BCh BAO; Diwan, Dr A, MD; Perone, Dr R. W, MD; Smith, Dr R Malcolm, MB ChB FRCS (Glas) FRCS MD FMGEMS; Wenokor, Dr C, MD
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Presents a simple case-by-case approach to the many different types of orthopaedic fractures. This book is divided into sections by anatomic location, each containing a number of cases presented as unknowns. A standard template is utilised for each case, including a brief clinica...l description, physical examination, followed by radiological images.
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Paul Valent sees that the dialectic is not between life and death but between life and trauma . This text theorizes that the big issues of life can now be approached through the science of traumatology.
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This book is a guide to the controversies swirling around recovered memories of trauma, especially childhood sexual abuse. The contributors provide a road map to the research on memory, including ways in which it is affected by trauma. Therapeutic approaches to patients suffering... the after effects of trauma are considered in detail.
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Brings together the study of dreams and the psychology of trauma. This text considers how trauma shapes dreaming and what the dreaming mind might reveal about trauma. The book focuses on catastrophic events, such as combat, political torture, natural disasters, and rape.
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