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This indispensable reference presents an empirical approach to science and practice, providing a comprehensive, integrated, multi-disciplinary approach to addressing the vital questions that are of interest to researchers and clinicians. Psychiatrists and psychologists in the field of traumatic stress studies review the history, epidemiology, etiology, assessment, and treatment of PTSD. Through their extensive theoretical and clinical experiences, they have prepared exceptionally thorough and authoritative analyses that provide significant insights. The Table of Contents includes: The History of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD); Child-Adolescent Stress Disorder; PTSD in Adults Relative to Criminal Victimization; Combat-Related PTSD; PTSD Relative to Disasters; The Neurobiology of PTSD; Genetics and PTSD; Gender and PTSD; Socioeconomic Consequences of Traumatic Stress; Assessment of Pediatric Stress Disorder; and much more. For those who need an authoritative study of the epidemiology, etiology, assessment, and treatment of child-adolescent posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).