Victims' Response to Trauma and Implications for Interventions: A Selected Review and Synthesis of the Literature

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• FOREWORD
• ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
• KEY FINDINGS
• EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
• 1.INTRODUCTION
• 2. LITERATURE REVIEW
  • 2.1 Trauma Process
  • 2.2 Trauma Sub-Groups: The Role of Severity
  • 2.3 Cognitive Processing Effects of Trauma
  • 2.4 Coping Strategies
    • 2.4.1 Use of Natural Supports
    • 2.4.2 Use of Professional Supports
  • 2.5 Medicalization of Trauma
    • 2.5.1 Relationship to DSM-IV Disorders
    • 2.5.2 Application of Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM)
  • 2.6 Effect of Pre-Trauma Characteristics on Coping and Recovery
  • 2.7 Matching Clients to Interventions: Treatment Readiness
  • 2.8 Conclusion of the Literature Review
• 3. IMPLICATIONS FOR VICTIMS
  • 3.1 Heterogeneity of Victims: Need for a Services Continuum
• 4. IMPLICATIONS FOR PROFESSIONALS
  • 4.1 Assessment and Screening
  • 4.2 Client Matching and Continuum of Services
  • 4.3 Vicarious Traumatization and Burnout
• 5. GAPS IN THE LITERATURE
• 6. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
• 7. REFERENCES

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