Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) – links and resources

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A History and a Critique, Nancy C. Andreasen, Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

http://www.brainline.org/content/2011/01/posttraumatic-stress-disorder-a-history-and-a-critique.html

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: Frequently Asked Questions

http://www.peacehealth.org/xhtml/content/special/hw184188.html#cg1234

Understanding PTSD

http://www.ptsd.va.gov/public/understanding_ptsd/booklet.pdf

Psychological First Aid

http://www.ptsd.va.gov/professional/manuals/psych-first-aid.asp

Recommendations for Acute Stress Management and Prevention of PTSD

(VA/DOD Clinical Practice Guidelines for PTSD (2010)

http://www.ptsd.va.gov/professional/ptsd101/flash-files/acute_stress/Player/launchPlayer.html?courseID=1458&courseCode=PTSD101_watson_pfa

The Humanitarian Emergency Settings Perceived Needs Scale (HESPER) Manual with Scale

http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2011/9789241548236_eng.pdf