{"product_id":"culture-and-ptsd-9780812247145","title":"Culture and PTSD","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince the 1970s, understanding of the effects of trauma, including flashbacks and withdrawal, has become widespread in the United States. As a result Americans can now claim that the phrase posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is familiar even if the American Psychiatric Association''s criteria for diagnosis are not. As embedded as these ideas now are in the American mindset, however, they are more widely applicable, this volume attempts to show, than is generally recognized. The essays in \u003ci\u003eCulture and PTSD\u003c\/i\u003e trace how trauma and its effects vary across historical and cultural contexts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCulture and PTSD\u003c\/i\u003e examines the applicability of PTSD to other cultural contexts and details local responses to trauma and the extent they vary from PTSD as defined in the American Psychiatric Association''s \u003ci\u003eDiagnostic and Statistical Manual\u003c\/i\u003e. Investigating responses in Peru, Indonesia, Haiti, and Native American communities as well as among combat veterans, domestic abuse victims\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This book should be compulsory reading for all civilian and military mission advisors and mentors.\" * \u003ci\u003eJournal of Global South Studies\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\"Stress and trauma have become part of globalized languages of suffering and healing and the construct of PTSD is at the center of this discourse. The editors have brought together a stellar group of contributors who present historical and ethnographic studies that unpack some of the complexity of trauma response and PTSD to show the interplay of social contexts, cultural practices, and psychological processes. \u003ci\u003eCulture and PTSD\u003c\/i\u003e marks important advances in cultural psychiatry and will be richly rewarding for both researchers and mental health practitioners.\" * Laurence J. Kirmayer, McGill University *\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eCulture and PTSD\u003c\/i\u003e is a wonderful, rich, exciting book that raises and sometimes answers critical questions at the juncture of anthropology and the interdisciplinary study of PTSD. It is a valuable volume that makes a significant contribution to the field.\" * Erin Finley, The University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePART I. INTRODUCTION AND THEORETICAL BACKGROUND\u003cbr\u003e Introduction. Culture, Trauma, and PTSD\u003cbr\u003e —Byron J. Good and Devon E. Hinton\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 1. The Culturally Sensitive Assessment of Trauma: Eleven Analytic Perspectives, a Typology of Errors, and the Multiplex Models of Distress Generation\u003cbr\u003e —Devon E. Hinton and Byron J. Good\u003cbr\u003e PART II. HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2. Is PTSD a Transhistoric Phenomenon?\u003cbr\u003e —Richard J. McNally\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3. What Is \"PTSD\"? The Heterogeneity Thesis\u003cbr\u003e —Allan Young and Naomi Breslau\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4. From Shell Shock to PTSD and Traumatic Brain Injury: A Historical Perspective on Responses to Combat Trauma\u003cbr\u003e —James K. Boehnlein and Devon E. Hinton\u003cbr\u003e PART III. CROSS-CULTURAL PERSPECTIVES\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 5. Trauma in the Lifeworlds of Adolescents: Hard Luck and Trouble in the Land of Enchantment\u003cbr\u003e —Janis H. Jenkins and Bridget M. Haas\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 6. Gendered Trauma and Its Effects: Domestic Violence and PTSD in Oaxaca\u003cbr\u003e —Whitney Duncan\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 7. Exploring Pathways of Distress and Mental Disorders: The Case of the Highland Quechua Populations in the Peruvian Andes\u003cbr\u003e —Duncan Pedersen and Hanna Kienzler\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 8. Latinas' and Latinos' Risk for PTSD After Trauma Exposure: A Review of Sociocultural Explanations\u003cbr\u003e —Carmela Alcántara and Roberto Lewis-Fernández\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 9. Karma to Chromosomes: Studying the Biology of PTSD in a World of Culture\u003cbr\u003e —Brandon A. Kohrt, Carol M. Worthman, and Nawaraj Upadhaya\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 10. Square Pegs and Round Holes: Understanding Historical Trauma in Two Native American Communities\u003cbr\u003e —Tom Ball and Theresa D. O'Nell\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 11. Culture, Trauma, and the Social Life of PTSD in Haiti\u003cbr\u003e —Erica James\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 12. Is PTSD a \"Good Enough\" Concept for Postconflict Mental Health Care? Reflections on Work in Aceh, Indonesia\u003cbr\u003e —Byron J. Good, Mary-Jo DelVecchio Good, and Jesse H. Grayman\u003cbr\u003e List of Contributors\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Pennsylvania Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405725606231,"sku":"9780812247145","price":84.15,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780812247145.jpg?v=1730493404","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/culture-and-ptsd-9780812247145","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}