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Book Review: Risk Factors for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Edited by Yehuda, R.

Book Review: Risk Factors for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Edited by Yehuda, R. 114 Book Reviews chapter on treatment at home emphasizes the impor- style, from the experimental, in which the patterns tance of involving family, friends, employers, and that do and do not occur are enumerated through others in a variety of information-gathering and man- systematic observation, to the ontologic, in which agement strategies. These caregivers help patients everything imaginable is seemingly worthy of men- pay bills and, when necessary, even secure help for tion. Almost every piece is shorter than a typical relatives for whom the patient was providing medical review article, but then each is also more focused. nursing care. In all, 14 of 18 psychotic patients could The 231 text pages have large print and are each half be treated without hospitalization (the other 4 had the size of a standard 8.5  11 in sheet of paper. significantly inferior family support). Overall, the em- About 10% of these pages are reference lists, pre- phasis on support systems and management, as op- sented in the same large font. The brevity of this posed to drug treatment alone, provides an important book is consistent with its sharp focus on risk rather and refreshing change from the treatment regimens than http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Annals of Clinical Psychiatry Springer Journals

Book Review: Risk Factors for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Edited by Yehuda, R.

Swartz, Conrad
Annals of Clinical Psychiatry , Volume 12 (2) – Oct 8, 2004
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Springer Journals
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Copyright © 2000 by American Academy of Clinical Psychiatrists
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Medicine & Public Health; Neurology; Psychiatry; Psychopharmacology
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1040-1237
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10.1023/A:1009084400225
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114 Book Reviews chapter on treatment at home emphasizes the impor- style, from the experimental, in which the patterns tance of involving family, friends, employers, and that do and do not occur are enumerated through others in a variety of information-gathering and man- systematic observation, to the ontologic, in which agement strategies. These caregivers help patients everything imaginable is seemingly worthy of men- pay bills and, when necessary, even secure help for tion. Almost every piece is shorter than a typical relatives for whom the patient was providing medical review article, but then each is also more focused. nursing care. In all, 14 of 18 psychotic patients could The 231 text pages have large print and are each half be treated without hospitalization (the other 4 had the size of a standard 8.5  11 in sheet of paper. significantly inferior family support). Overall, the em- About 10% of these pages are reference lists, pre- phasis on support systems and management, as op- sented in the same large font. The brevity of this posed to drug treatment alone, provides an important book is consistent with its sharp focus on risk rather and refreshing change from the treatment regimens than

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Annals of Clinical Psychiatry – Springer Journals

Published: Oct 8, 2004

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