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Child Abuse and Stress Disorders
  • Format
  • HARDCOVER
  • Authored by: M. Foster Olive, Ph.D.; Christine Collins, Ph.D., Research Assistant Professor of Psychology, Vanderbilt University; Foreword by Pat Levitt, Ph.D., Director, Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development
  • From the Series: Psychological Disorders
  • Trim Size: 7 x 9-1/4
  • ISBN-10: 079109006X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0-7910-9006-0
  • Status: In Stock
  • List Price: $37.50
  • Imprint: Chelsea House
  • Published: 01/01/2007
  • Dewey Number: 155
  • Reading Level: Grades 9 and up
  • Pages: 120

Summary

Child Abuse and Stress Disorders examines the phenomenon of stress and how it affects us psychologically, emotionally, and physically. This book examines major stressful events in recent history along with several stress disorders, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). In addition, several chapters are devoted to various types of child abuse and their effects on mental and physical well-being. This volume sheds light on the devastating, long-term impact of traumatic experiences on both children and adults.

Specifications

Full-color photographs and illustrations. Charts. Diagrams. Glossary. Sidebars. References. Further reading. Web sites. Index.

About the Author(s)

M. Foster Olive, Ph.D., received his bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of California at San Diego, and went on to receive his Ph.D. in neuroscience from UCLA. He is currently an assistant professor in the Center for Drug and Alcohol Programs and Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Medical University of South Carolina. His research focuses on the neurobiology of addiction, and he has published in numerous academic journals, including Psychopharmacology and the Journal of Neuroscience.

Series editor Christine Collins, Ph.D., is a research assistant professor of psychology at Vanderbilt University.

Foreword author Pat Levitt, Ph.D., is the director of the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development.

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