PTSD Books: Pages of Hope

Post-traumatic stress disorder is a very interesting anxiety disorder. Researchers have still not given up on looking for elusive answers to some of the most important questions about this mental health problem. What makes PTSD more interesting is that it is a relatively common disorder, and it can affect anyone regardless of age, gender, and race. Because it is triggered by traumatic events, it is a very good proof that the environment has a direct effect on a person emotionally, physiologically and psychologically. This fact makes it a very good subject of many studies. It has been used in several movies and fiction books.

Aside from fiction, there are also numerous factual books written and published about this disorder. Here are some of them.

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Sourcebook

Written by Glenn R. Schiraldi, this book offers hope and provides help in recovering from a trauma. This book is a good guide in helping the patients deal with the effects of a traumatic event, recognizing certain coping mechanisms, and letting them see that there is hope and that they can make it through this terrible time. The book explains many psychic defenses that can be used to protect a victim from any further emotional damage. It also provides information on the debilitating effects of this disorder. It also addresses how recovery and the healing process can begin and how various treatment methods can reduce the intensity of fear that the patient feels.

Ethnocultural Aspects of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder

Edited by Matthew Friedman, Ellen Gerrity, Anthony Marsella, and Raymond Scurfield, this book is the first systematic examination of PTSD's ethnocultural aspects. Top experts in the area of PTSD research and practice investigate on both the culture-specific and universal reactions to trauma. The book discusses prevention and treatment of PDST.

Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and War-Related Stress

Because a significant fraction of all PTSD cases are war-related, this book will prove to be very useful to PTSD patients. The book was developed by mental health experts. Although this is directed primarily at war veterans and their families, this is also applicable to those who experienced other kinds of trauma. It provides an enormous amount of information and advice on dealing with the disorder.