Novel approaches to the diagnosis and treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder

Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a common and disabling condition that often goes undiagnosed. This book outlines state of the art approaches to improving the diagnosis and treatment of PTSD, with a particular emphasis on the promise and pitfalls associated with virtual reality (VR) exposure...

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Autor principal: NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Novel Approaches to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (corporate author, -)
Autor Corporativo: NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Novel Approaches to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Corporate Author (corporate author)
Otros Autores: Roy, Michael J. (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam : Lancaster : IOS Press, Gazelle Books, distributor 2006 ; 2006.
Edición:1st ed
Colección:NATO security through science series. Novel approaches to the diagnosis and treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798130406719
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  • Title page; Preface; Key Speakers; Participants; Novel Approaches to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder; Contents; Epidemiology and Pathophysiology of PTSD; Biological Markers in Croatian War Veterans with Combat Related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder; Theta Synchronisation of Hippocampal and Long Distance Circuitry in the Brain: Implications for EEG-Neurofeedback and Hypnosis in the Treatment of PTSD; Limbic Circuitry and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder; Investigating Cognitive Abnormalities in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
  • Psychotic Features of Combat Related Chronic Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Antipsychotic TreatmentDiagnosis and Screening; Efforts to Improve the Diagnosis and Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder; Assessment of Available Diagnostic Instruments for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder; Psychological Screening Validation with Soldiers Returning from Combat; Psychophysiological Responses to Trauma-Related Stimuli in PTSD: Potential for Scenario Adaptation in VR Exposure Therapy; Management of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder; Pharmacotherapy Research in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
  • Canadian Forces Approach to the Identification and Management of Operational Stress Injuries""Stress and Psychological Support in Modern Military Operations"". NATO Human Factors and Medicine HFM081 Research Task Group RTG020. History, Status, Objectives and Achievements to Date; Virtual Reality Therapy in the Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Related Psychiatric Conditions; Scenario Self-Adaptation in Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder; Advanced Technologies in Military Medicine
  • Indications Provided by the Eating Disorder Module of the VEPSY Updated Project: Towards a New Generation of Virtual Environments for Clinical ApplicationsTreatment of Mental Disorders with Virtual Reality; Clinical Issues in the Application of Virtual Reality to Treatment of PTSD; Virtual Reality in the Treatment of Survivors of Terrorism in Israel; Virtual Vietnam: Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy; Developing a Virtual Reality Treatment Protocol for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Following the World Trade Center Attack
  • A Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy Application for Iraq War Military Personnel with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder: From Training to Toy to TreatmentOther Aspects of Military Healthcare; Advanced 3D Computer-Assisted Technologies in Improving Patient Telecare; War Related Stress; PTSD - Hungarian Lessons Learned in Afghanistan and Iraq; Working Groups; Posttraumatic Stress Disorder - Diagnostic and Epidemiological Concerns; Technological Challenges in the Use of Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy; Novel Approaches for the Integration of Behavioural Therapy and Virtual Reality
  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Assessment and Follow-Up