Psychological Assessment of Adult Posttraumatic States Phenomenology, Diagnosis, and Measurement

This book presents a detailed yet practical summary of the major issues and instruments involved in the assessment of posttraumatic disturbances.

Aligns with APA Divisions 38 and 50.

Drs. Eadie and Briere analyze the types of traumas most likely to produce long-term difficulties, and explain the biological, historical, social, and cultural factors that mediate between trauma and long-term outcome. This fully-updated new edition combines extensive research on traumatic events, including rape, stalking, sex trafficking, torture, terrorist attacks, motor vehicle accidents, and natural disasters, along with new material on complex traumas, parental disattunement and emotional neglect, drug-facilitated sexual assault, sex trafficking, pregnancy loss, COVID-19-related stressors, and exposure to social maltreatment.

Especially relevant to the clinician, researcher, and forensic specialist, this book reviews the available research on standardized measures currently available for evaluating the impact of trauma, with a close evaluation of the psychometric characteristics of each instrument. A comprehensive review of new trauma-relevant measures is provided, with an emphasis on direct clinical relevance to the assessment of posttraumatic states. 

Erin Eadie, PhD, is a clinical and health psychologist in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She is a staff psychologist at the South East Toronto Family Health Team and the Head of Child and Adolescent Care at Fairmarc Psychology Centre. She conducts and publishes research on the impact of interpersonal trauma on mental and physical health with a specific interest in posttraumatic stress, attachment, dissociation, and emotion dysregulation. Her clinical work and consultation focus on evidence-based assessment and treatment of trauma survivors across the lifespan.

John Briere, Ph.D, is professor emeritus of psychiatry and the behavioral sciences at the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine. A past president of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, he is recipient of the Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Science of Trauma Psychology from the American Psychological Association, the William N. Friedrich Lecturer: Outstanding Contribution to the Field of Child Psychology from the Mayo Clinic, and the Presidential Award for Contribution to Methods from the Association for Scientific Advancement in Psychological Injury and Law.  He is author or co-author of over 140 articles and chapters, 15 books, and 9 trauma-related psychological tests. His website address is johnbriere.com.