Traumatic Grief by Selby Jacobs
The loss of a family member, significant other, or friend exposes the afflicted person to a higher risk for several types of psychiatric disorders. In addition to the potential complications that include major depression, anxiety, and PTSD, there is much current (and renewed) interest in pathologic forms of grief. Jacobs, in this innovative new text, introduces the term traumatic grief as description of this diagnostic entity. Here, working criteria, associated descriptive features, and the clinical course of traumatic grief are detailed as the author further verifies the concept of traumatic grief as a disorder. As this is the first discussion of the clinical use of the diagnostic criteria for traumatic grief, this text serves as a foundation for psychiatric diagnosis and treatment of traumatic grief. The format follows the outline for disorders used in the DSM making this a useful tool for the practicing clinician.
Selby C. Jacobs, MD, MPH, is a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the Yale University School of Medicine and holds a joint appointment in Epidemiology and Public Health. He has been Director of the Connecticut Mental Health Center since 1996.
Ezra E. H. Griffith, MD, is Deputy Chairman for Clinical Affairs in the Department of Psychiatry at the Yale University School of Medicine. He is Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and in the Yale University Department of African-American Studies. Starting in 1987, he became Acting Director and subsequently director of the Connecticut Mental Health Center until 1996.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780876309865 |
| ISBN 10 | 0876309864 |
| Title | Traumatic Grief |
| Author | Selby Jacobs |
| Series | Series In Trauma And Loss |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Year published | 1999-03-01 |
| Number of pages | 132 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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