Edna B. Foa, Ph.D. is a Professor of Clinical Psychology in Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania and Director of the Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety. She received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology and Personality, from University of Missouri, Columbia, in 1970. Dr. Foa devoted her academic career to study the psychopathology and treatment of anxiety disorders, primarily obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and social phobia and is currently one of the world leading experts in these areas. Dr. Foa was the chair of the DSM-IV Subcommittee for OCD and Co-Chairs the DSM-IV Subcommittee for PTSD. She has also been the chair for the Treatment Guidelines Task Force of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Disorders. Dr. Foa has published several books and over 250 articles and book chapters and has lectured extensively around the world. Her work has been recognized with numerous awards and honors.

• SECTION 1: AFTER THE ASSAULT ; 1. Case Descriptions ; 2. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Following Assault ; 3. Other Reactions to Assault ; SECTION 2: ASSESSING PERSONAL REACTIONS ; 4. Common Reactions to Assault ; 5. Assessing My PTSD ; 6. What Do We Know About the Treatment of PTSD ; 7. Designing My Treatment Program ; SECTION 3: COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL PROGRAM ; 8. Relaxation Training: Breathing Retraining, Deep Muscle Relaxation, Differential Relaxation ; 9. Real-Life Exposure: Confrontation of Feared Situations ; 10. Imaginal Exposure: Reliving the Trauma Memory in Imagination ; SECTION 4: COGNITIVE-BEHAVIOURAL PROGRAM ; 11. Cognitive Techniques 1: Cognitive Restructuring ; 12. Other Cognitive Techniques ; 13. Role-play, Assertive Behaviour and Covert Modelling ; SECTION 5: COGNITIVE-BEHAVIOURAL PROGRAM ; 14. Putting the Techniques Together: Common Problems and Complications ; 15. Where Do I Go From Here?

Edna B. Foa, Ph.D. is a Professor of Clinical Psychology in Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania and Director of the Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety. She received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology and Personality, from University of Missouri, Columbia, in 1970. Dr. Foa devoted her academic career to study the psychopathology and treatment of anxiety disorders, primarily obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and social phobia and is currently one of the world leading experts in these areas. Dr. Foa was the chair of the DSM-IV Subcommittee for OCD and Co-Chairs the DSM-IV Subcommittee for PTSD. She has also been the chair for the Treatment Guidelines Task Force of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Disorders. Dr. Foa has published several books and over 250 articles and book chapters and has lectured extensively around the world. Her work has been recognized with numerous awards and honors.

• SECTION 1: AFTER THE ASSAULT ; 1. Case Descriptions ; 2. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Following Assault ; 3. Other Reactions to Assault ; SECTION 2: ASSESSING PERSONAL REACTIONS ; 4. Common Reactions to Assault ; 5. Assessing My PTSD ; 6. What Do We Know About the Treatment of PTSD ; 7. Designing My Treatment Program ; SECTION 3: COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL PROGRAM ; 8. Relaxation Training: Breathing Retraining, Deep Muscle Relaxation, Differential Relaxation ; 9. Real-Life Exposure: Confrontation of Feared Situations ; 10. Imaginal Exposure: Reliving the Trauma Memory in Imagination ; SECTION 4: COGNITIVE-BEHAVIOURAL PROGRAM ; 11. Cognitive Techniques 1: Cognitive Restructuring ; 12. Other Cognitive Techniques ; 13. Role-play, Assertive Behaviour and Covert Modelling ; SECTION 5: COGNITIVE-BEHAVIOURAL PROGRAM ; 14. Putting the Techniques Together: Common Problems and Complications ; 15. Where Do I Go From Here?

Edna B. Foa, Ph.D. is a Professor of Clinical Psychology in Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania and Director of the Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety. She received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology and Personality, from University of Missouri, Columbia, in 1970. Dr. Foa devoted her academic career to study the psychopathology and treatment of anxiety disorders, primarily obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and social phobia and is currently one of the world leading experts in these areas. Dr. Foa was the chair of the DSM-IV Subcommittee for OCD and Co-Chairs the DSM-IV Subcommittee for PTSD. She has also been the chair for the Treatment Guidelines Task Force of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Disorders. Dr. Foa has published several books and over 250 articles and book chapters and has lectured extensively around the world. Her work has been recognized with numerous awards and honors.

• SECTION 1: AFTER THE ASSAULT ; 1. Case Descriptions ; 2. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Following Assault ; 3. Other Reactions to Assault ; SECTION 2: ASSESSING PERSONAL REACTIONS ; 4. Common Reactions to Assault ; 5. Assessing My PTSD ; 6. What Do We Know About the Treatment of PTSD ; 7. Designing My Treatment Program ; SECTION 3: COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL PROGRAM ; 8. Relaxation Training: Breathing Retraining, Deep Muscle Relaxation, Differential Relaxation ; 9. Real-Life Exposure: Confrontation of Feared Situations ; 10. Imaginal Exposure: Reliving the Trauma Memory in Imagination ; SECTION 4: COGNITIVE-BEHAVIOURAL PROGRAM ; 11. Cognitive Techniques 1: Cognitive Restructuring ; 12. Other Cognitive Techniques ; 13. Role-play, Assertive Behaviour and Covert Modelling ; SECTION 5: COGNITIVE-BEHAVIOURAL PROGRAM ; 14. Putting the Techniques Together: Common Problems and Complications ; 15. Where Do I Go From Here?