From prominent authorities in the field, the revised and expanded second edition of this acclaimed work is an essential resource for anyone providing treatment services or conducting research in the area of trauma and PTSD. The volume reviews the breadth of current knowledge about trauma assessment and provides clear, up-to-date recommendations for practice. Coverage encompasses the uses of standardized measures, clinical procedures, epidemiological methods, and projective techniques, as well as approaches to evaluating specific survivor populations. Existing chapters have been fully rewritten and seven entirely new chapters added, addressing recent developments in classification; emerging applications of neuroimaging and pharmacological probes; legal and forensic issues in assessment; assessment of comorbid PTSD and substance abuse; and effects of trauma on physical health.

John P. Wilson, PhD, is Professor of Psychology at Cleveland State University, a Fulbright Scholar, and a widely recognized international expert on PTSD. He is cofounder and past president of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS), a Diplomate and Fellow of the American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress, and a Fellow of the American Institute of Stress. Dr. Wilson is the coeditor of Countertransference in the Treatment of PTSD and Treating Psychological Trauma and PTSD.
Terence M. Keane, PhD, is Professor and Vice Chairman of Research in Psychiatry at the Boston University School of Medicine. He is also Chief of Psychology and Director of the National Center for PTSD at the VA Boston Healthcare System. Past president of the ISTSS, he has published six books and over 160 articles on the assessment and treatment of PTSD. His contributions to the field have been recognized by many honors, including the Robert Laufer Award for Outstanding Scientific Achievement from ISTSS, a Fulbright Scholarship, and an Outstanding Research Contribution Award and the Distinguished Service Award from the Division of Public Service Psychologists of the American Psychological Association. Dr. Keane is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and the American Psychological Society and has lectured and conducted workshops internationally.

Introduction, John P. Wilson and Terence M. Keane
I. Understanding and Assessing Trauma and PTSD
1. PTSD and Complex PTSD: Symptoms, Syndromes, and Diagnoses, John P. Wilson
2. Assessing Acute Stress Disorder, Richard A. Bryant
II. Assessment Methods
3. Standardized Self-Report Measures of Civilian Trauma and PTSD, Fran H. Norris and Jessica Hamblen
4. Structured Clinical Interview Techniques for PTSD, Daniel S. Weiss
5. Systematic Assessment of Posttraumatic Dissociation: The Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Dissociative Disorders, Marlene Steinberg
6. The Peritraumatic Dissociative Experiences Questionnaire, Charles R. Marmar, Thomas J. Metzler, and Christian Otte
7. The Impact of Event Scale-Revised, Daniel S. Weiss
8. The Role of the Rorschach in the Assessment and Treatment of Trauma, Toni Luxenberg and Patti Levin
9. Epidemiological Methods for Assessing Trauma and PTSD, William E. Schlenger, B. Kathleen Jordan, Juesta M. Caddell, Lori Ebert, and John A. Fairbank
10. The Assessment of Military-Related PTSD, Terence M. Keane, Amy E. Street, and Jane Stafford
III. Psychobiology
11. Psychophysiological Assessment of PTSD, Scott P. Orr, Linda J. Metzger, Mark W. Miller, and Danny G. Kaloupek
12. Assessing Neuropsychological Concomitants of Trauma and PTSD, Jeffrey A. Knight and Casey T. Taft
13. Neuroimaging Studies in PTSD, Joan Kaufman, Deane Aikins, and John Krystal
14. Psychobiological Laboratory Assessment of PTSD, Matthew J. Friedman
IV. Physical Health, Substance Use Disorder, and Bereavement
15. Trauma, PTSD, and Physical Health: Clinical Issues, Todd C. Buckley, Bonnie L. Green, and Paula P. Schnurr
16. Assessment of Trauma, PTSD, and Substance Use Disorder: A Practical Guide, Lisa M. Najavits
17. Assessing Traumatic Bereavement, Beverley Raphael, Nada Martinek, and Sally Wooding
V. Psychosocial Development and Gender Issues
18. Assessing Traumatic Experiences in Children, Kathleen O. Nader
19. Psychological Assessment of Child Abuse Effects in Adults, John Briere
20. Gender Issues in the Assessment of PTSD, Rachel Kimerling, Annabel Prins, Darrah Westrup, and Tina Lee
VI. Assessing Traumatic Injury in Litigation
21. Forensic/Clinical Assessment of Psychological Trauma and PTSD in Legal Settings, John P. Wilson and Thomas A. Moran