Graeme Turner, David Nutt, Murray Stein, Joseph Zohar

• Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Diagnosis, History, and Longitudinal Course. Epidemiology of Traumatic Events and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Diagnostic Dilemmas in Assessing Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Neuroimaging and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Brain Circuits in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. The Genetics of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Setting Apart The Affected: A Novel Animal Model For Posttraumatic Stress Disorder And Its Translational Perspective. Psychosocial Treatments of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Pharmacotherapy of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Early Interventions Following Traumatic Events. Traumatic Stress Disorders in Children. Ethnocultural Issues. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder after Disasters. Symptom Exaggeration in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Future Directions.

'... useful, up to date, and comprehensive...It deserves to be widely read by neurologists, psychiatrists and psychologists ' - Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry'Assembles a team of international experts to present the lastest research findings in the study of post traumatic stress disorders...this text provides a thorough overview of its epidemiology, diagnosis, pathogenesis, neurochemistry and treatment' - Annals of Pharmacotherapy'...an attractive readable single volume, which spans both useful clinical and pre-clinical information regarding PTSD. It represents good value for money and would prove invaluable to any clinician specializing in anxiety disorders.' - Journal of Psychopharmacology