- 06/11/2012
- Posted by: essay
- Category: Research Topic Guides
BACKGROUND
First documented in Vietnam veterans, post–traumatic stress disorder reveals itself in a variety of symptoms, including depression, substance abuse, emotional upset, suicidal tendencies, flashbacks, and an inability to get along in society. These symptoms can occur following exposure to extreme situations such as war, threat of death, disasters, and other violent conditions. Experts feel the fear and helpless horror experienced by the victims of post–traumatic stress disorder cause these symptoms.
BROWSE FOR BOOKS ON THE SHELF USING THESE CALL NUMBERS
616.85–616.85212
355.1–355.1156
LOOK UNDER THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS IN THE CATALOG (CARD OR COMPUTER)
Post–traumatic stress disorder
Post–traumatic stress disorder—Case studies
Post–traumatic stress disorder—Treatment
Veterans—Mental health services—United States
Vietnamese Conflict, 1961–1975—Psychological aspects
War—Psychological aspects
Disasters—Psychological aspects
REFERENCE MATERIALS THAT MAY HELP (BOOKS OR CD-ROMS)
American Psychological Association. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders: DSM-IV, 1994.
Hathaway, William E., et al. Current Pediatric Diagnosis and Treatment, 1994.
Rakel, Robert E., ed. Conn’s Current Therapy, 1995, 1995.
Taylor, A.J.W. Disasters and Disaster Stress, 1989.
Tierney, Lawrence M., ed. Current Medical Diagnosis and Treatment, 1995, 1995.
Williams, Mary Beth. Handbook of Post-Traumatic Therapy, 1994.
PERIODICAL INDEXES TO SEARCH (BOOKS OR CD-ROMS)
EBSCO Magazine Article Summaries
InfoTrac
NewsBank and other newspaper indexes
Readers’ Guide to Periodical Literature
SIRS (Social Issues Resources Series)
WILSONDISC
ONLINE DATABASES TO SEARCH
America Online
CompuServe
Dialog
Internet
Prodigy
KEY WORDS AND DESCRIPTORS FOR PERIODICAL INDEX AND ONLINE SEARCHES
Post–traumatic stress disorder
Vietnamese Conflict, psychological aspects
Disasters—psychological aspects
Human behavior—post–traumatic stress disorder
VIDEOTAPES ON THIS TOPIC
Fearless. Warner Home Video, 1993.
The Nature of Stress. Annenberg/CPB Collection, 1992.
FICTION BOOKS RELATING TO TOPIC
Jensen, Kathryn. Pocket Change, 1989.
Wolkoff, Judie. Where the Elf King Sings, 1980.
NATIONAL ORGANIZATION TO CONTACT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, 435 N. Michigan Ave., Ste. 1717, Chicago, IL 60611.
SUGGESTIONS FOR NARROWING THIS TOPIC
Discuss the occurrence of post–traumatic stress disorder in one of the following groups of people: Vietnam veterans, urban teenagers, released hostages and prisoners of war, survivors of the Holocaust, victims of sexual assault, or airplane crash survivors.
Investigate the causes of post–traumatic stress disorder.
SUGGESTIONS FOR RELATED TOPICS
Gulf War syndrome
Psychology of trauma
Rape trauma syndrome
Trauma in children
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