The politics of readjustment: Vietnam veterans since the war. By Wilbur J. Scott. New York: Aldine De Gruyter, 1993, 285 pages. Hardcover: $47.95, softcover: $23.95
✍ Scribed by Charles R. Figley
- Book ID
- 102447987
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 175 KB
- Volume
- 8
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0894-9867
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✦ Synopsis
Reviews
posit that people can have maladaptive reactions to prolonged low magnitude stressors, the examples they use obfuscate this point. The important controversies and theoretical debates about the definition of a trauma, the DSM-III-R PTSD criteria A, are not adequately stated nor reviewed but reflected in the examples.
Several chapters of Counselling for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder deserve expansion. The introductory chapter on assessment techniques is cursory and it is unclear why the authors choose to describe the assessment measures they do. At minimum, references to more assessment techniques and review articles is needed. In addition, when discussing imaginal exposure, recommendations and a review of implosive techniques might be helpful.
Despite these drawbacks, this book is an accessible clinically relevant book with numerous good examples of how to implement a range of specific techniques. This book could be most helpful to clinicians new to PTSD and cognitive-behavioral techniques who could benefit from the authors' valuable and accessible advice. Counselling for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder could also serve as a helpful adjunct for beginning clinicians, supervisory discussions, and clinical workshops.