Edited by Rachel Yehuda. 199 pp. Washington, D.C., American Psychiatric Press, 2002. $36.95. ISBN 1-58562-010-6.
Psychological trauma is a surprisingly common experience. Itshocks, terrifies, and confuses its victims, forcing them tomodify their emotional responses, their behavior, and frequently,their core beliefs. Nevertheless, more often than not, it ispossible for trauma survivors to adapt, integrate the traumainto their lives, develop a new perspective, and move on. Forsome, however, the traumatic experience keeps recurring in memory,bringing pain, anguish, permanent scars, and chronic suffering.When and why this happens and, most important, how it can beprevented or treated remain unknown. Although substantial progressin treatment has been made in the past . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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