Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: The Social Worker Perspective
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Matthew Wolfe
Marywood University
Mark A. Shaffer, MSW, LCSW
Social Work Perspectives on Psychopathology
June 29, 2013
Post-traumatic stress disorder: the social worker perspective Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a psychiatric disorder that occurs following a traumatic event and is characterized by re-experiencing the event, avoidance of key details and features of the event as well as a state of hyper-vigilance and arousal (Zlotnick et al., 2001). The condition is relatively common, with almost 8% of adults experiencing PTSD at one point in their life (Bisson & Andrew, 2007). PTSD is more common in populations likely to be exposed to traumatic …show more content…
and Akhtar, S. (2006). Cultural barriers to the disclosure of child sexual abuse in Asian Communities: Listening to what women say. British Journal of Social Work 36: 1361–1377
Higgins, D. J. and McCabe, M. P. (2003). Maltreatment and Family Dysfunction in Childhood and the Subsequent Adjustment in Children and Adults. Journal of Family Violence 18(2): 107–120
Hill, A. (2009). Combining professional expertise and service user expertise: negotiating therapy for sexually abused children. British Journal of Social Work 39: 261–279
Hutchfield, J., and Coren, E. (2011). The child 's voice in service evaluation: Ethical and methodological issues. Child Abuse Review 20(3): 173-186
Jensen, T., Haavind, H. Gulbrandsen, W., Mossige, S., Reichelt, S. and Tjersland, O. (2010). What constitutes a good working alliance in therapy with children that may have been sexually abused? Qualitative Social Work 9: 461–478
Johnson, C. F. (2004). Child sexual abuse. Lancet 364: 462–470
Lukaschek, K., Kruse, J., Emeny, R. T., Lacruz, M. E., von Eisenhart Rothe, A., & Ladwig, K. H. (2012). Lifetime traumatic experiences and their impact on PTSD: a general population study. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology:
Matthew Wolfe
Marywood University
Mark A. Shaffer, MSW, LCSW
Social Work Perspectives on Psychopathology
June 29, 2013
Post-traumatic stress disorder: the social worker perspective Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a psychiatric disorder that occurs following a traumatic event and is characterized by re-experiencing the event, avoidance of key details and features of the event as well as a state of hyper-vigilance and arousal (Zlotnick et al., 2001). The condition is relatively common, with almost 8% of adults experiencing PTSD at one point in their life (Bisson & Andrew, 2007). PTSD is more common in populations likely to be exposed to traumatic …show more content…
and Akhtar, S. (2006). Cultural barriers to the disclosure of child sexual abuse in Asian Communities: Listening to what women say. British Journal of Social Work 36: 1361–1377
Higgins, D. J. and McCabe, M. P. (2003). Maltreatment and Family Dysfunction in Childhood and the Subsequent Adjustment in Children and Adults. Journal of Family Violence 18(2): 107–120
Hill, A. (2009). Combining professional expertise and service user expertise: negotiating therapy for sexually abused children. British Journal of Social Work 39: 261–279
Hutchfield, J., and Coren, E. (2011). The child 's voice in service evaluation: Ethical and methodological issues. Child Abuse Review 20(3): 173-186
Jensen, T., Haavind, H. Gulbrandsen, W., Mossige, S., Reichelt, S. and Tjersland, O. (2010). What constitutes a good working alliance in therapy with children that may have been sexually abused? Qualitative Social Work 9: 461–478
Johnson, C. F. (2004). Child sexual abuse. Lancet 364: 462–470
Lukaschek, K., Kruse, J., Emeny, R. T., Lacruz, M. E., von Eisenhart Rothe, A., & Ladwig, K. H. (2012). Lifetime traumatic experiences and their impact on PTSD: a general population study. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology: