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bree_of_the_woods's review against another edition
Not what I was looking for. More story based versus scientific explanations/therapy modalities. Author spent a lot of time explaining things like what the patient looked like and was wearing… felt like it dragged on comparison to other psychiatric books I’ve read.
simlish's review
3.0
Not the most readable -- such a wide scope that it was shallower on each topic than I prefer, and it was presented as intro level but wasn't the most accessible writing.
Not a hard read difficulty wise but obviously a hard topic and took me a lot longer to get through than I expected. Not sure if I would recommend-- need to read more PTSD science books to see how it compares
Not a hard read difficulty wise but obviously a hard topic and took me a lot longer to get through than I expected. Not sure if I would recommend-- need to read more PTSD science books to see how it compares
lauralhz's review
3.0
This provides an overview of PTSD with a dominant psychiatry/medical perspective. Jain covers a wide range of topics under PTSD; too many in fact. No topic is covered in sufficient depth and thus as a clinical book for reference it is far too simplistic. The case studies included were helpful. Although some case studies were left unresolved, that is more indicative of what happens in clinical practice. I thought there was a noticeable bias in how Jain reported research such as, certain medications given more credence than new-age treatments. This book will age very quickly given the rapid advances in this field. This book is perhaps best geared towards medical students seeking to specialise in psychiatry.
ehmannky's review against another edition
challenging
informative
sad
slow-paced
4.0
Dr. Jain presents a straightforward and descriptive of the realities of PTSD as a cognitive state, what is like living with it, and what are the current best treatment methods for it. The short chapters help break down the various complexities of this diagnosis in easy to understand ways, and Jain's illustration of what PTSD looks like on a practical level really help in illuminating what PTSD looks like and how it manifests within different populations. I appreciated that she highlights the socioeconomic disparities that make certain populations more vulnerable to PTSD and that at the end of the book she highlights what biases may be lingering within the research that she so carefully sites.
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