What Nurses Know...PTSD - Brossura

Muscari, Mary E., Ph.D., R.N.

Brossura

ISBN 10: 193630306X ISBN 13: 9781936303069

Casa editrice: Demos Medical Pub, 2012

Riassunto

"An estimated 7.8% of all Americans will experience post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) at some point in their lives. Roughly 5.2 million people have PTSD during the course of a given year. And PTSD can affect anyone - from war veterans and abuse victims to persons directly or indirectly traumatized by other catastrophes including crime, natural disasters, and serious accidents.

Getting treatment as soon as possible after PTSD symptoms develop may help prevent PTSD from developing into a long-term condition. Treatment may take the form of medication, pychotherpay, or alternative medicine.

What Nurses Know...PTSD

• Covers all the treatments available today.
• Examines the causes of the PTSD, describes the symptoms and the effects of PTSD on individuals with the condition and their families
• Looks at associated problems such as substance abuse
• Explains what makes PTSD different in children and adolescents
• Shows how to manage stress
• Shows how to talk to your health care provider
• Show how to get help - from both traditional and nontraditional sources

About the Series

Nurses hold a critical role in modern health care that goes beyond their day-to-day duties. They share more information with patients than any other provider group, and are alongside patients twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, offering understanding of complex health issues, holistic approaches to ailments, and advice for the patient that extends to the family.

Nurses themselves are a powerful tool in the healing process. What Nurses Know gives down-to-earth information, addresses consumers as equal partners in their care, and explains clearly what readers need to know and wants to know to understand their condition and move forward with their lives.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Mary E. Muscari, Ph.D., R.N. is an Associate Professor at the Decker School of Nursing, Binghamton, NY. In addition to her research and teaching, Dr. Muscari has published more than 60 professional articles, several professional book chapters, and authored numerous newspaper and consumer articles. She is the author of several books including Pediatric Nursing: Lippincott's Review Series, Let Kids be Kids, Not My Kid: 21 Steps to Raising a Non-Violent Child, the forthcoming Quick Reference Guide to Child and Adolescent Forensics and Quick Reference Guide to Adult and Older Forensics. Dr. Muscari was the recipient of the New York Chapter of the Society of Pediatric Nurses 2009 Advocating for Kids Award.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Demos Medical Pub
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 193630306X
• ISBN 13: 9781936303069
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 259
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile