I. Historical Overview: Setting the Context
1. PTSD from DSM-III to DSM-5: Progress and Challenges, Matthew J. Friedman, Paula P. Schnurr, & Terence M. Keane
2. DSM-5 Criteria for PTSD, Matthew J. Friedman, Michelle J. Bovin, & Frank W. Weathers
3. Historical Roots of the PTSD Construct: How PTSD Became a Diagnosis and Launched the Traumatic Stress Field, Alexander C. McFarlane & Dean G. Kilpatrick
II. Scientific Foundations and Theoretical Perspectives
4. Epidemiology of Trauma and PTSD in Adults, Kristina J. Korte, Tammy Jiang, Karestan C. Koenen, Sandro Galea, & Jaimie L. Gradus
5. Epidemiology of Trauma and PTSD in Childhood and Adolescence, William E. Copeland & Ellen W. McGinnis
6. Psychological Models of PTSD, Richard A. Bryant
7. Alterations in Memory and Other Neurocognitive Processes, Chris R. Brewin & Jennifer J. Vasterling
8. Trauma-Induced Dissociation, Anne P. DePrince, Martin J. Dorahy, Ruth Lanius, & Francesca L. Schiavone
9. Examining Neurocircuitry and Neuroplasticity in PTSD, Lynnette A. Averill, Christopher L. Averill, Teddy J. Akiki, & Chadi G. Abdallah
10. Neurochemistry, Neuroendocrinology, and Neuroimmunology of PTSD, Ann M. Rasmusson, Byung K. Kim, Tiffany R. Lago, Kayla Brown, Caitlin Ridgewell, & Arieh Y. Shalev
11. Genetics of PTSD, Daniel Bustamante, Kaitlin Bountress, Christina Sheerin, Karestan C. Koenen, Guia Guffanti, Lulu Yan, Michelle Haloossim, Monica Uddin, Nicole Nugent, & Ananda B. Amstadter
12. What Brain Tissue Can Tell Us: Postmortem Brain Banking and Analysis of PTSD Molecular Pathology, Matthew J. Girgenti, Bertrand R. Huber, Matthew J. Friedman, & Ronald S. Duman
13. Gender Issues in PTSD, Rachel Kimerling, Julie C. Weitlauf, & Amy E. Street
14. A Developmental Perspective on Childhood Traumatic Stress, Adam D. Brown, Emily Becker-Weidman, & Glenn N. Saxe
15. Trauma and PTSD in Older Adults, Joan Cook & Vanessa Simiola
III. Clinical Practice: Evidence-Based State of the Art
16. Assessment of PTSD and Its Comorbidities in Adults, Nicholas A. Livingston, Deborah J. Brief, Mark W. Miller, & Terence M. Keane
17. Assessment of PTSD in Children and Adolescents, Ernestine C. Briggs, Kate Nooner, & Lisa M. AmayaJackson
18. Early Intervention Following Trauma, Alvi Azad, Leonard Skipper, Gary H. Wynn, & David M. Benedek
19. Psychosocial Treatments for Adults with PTSD, Tara E. Galovski, Carmen P. McLean, C. Adrian Davis, & Jennifer S. Wachen
20. Psychosocial Treatments for Children and Adolescents with PTSD, Judith A. Cohen & Anthony P. Mannarino
21. Empirically Supported Couple and Family Therapies for PTSD, Candice M. Monson, Alexandra Macdonald, Steffany J. Fredman, Jeremiah A. Schumm, & Casey Taft
22. Group Treatments for PTSD, J. Gayle Beck & Denise Sloan
23. Pharmacotherapy for PTSD, Lori Davis, Patricia Pilkinton, & Garrett Aikens
24. Treating PTSD When Common Comorbid Disorders Are Present, Sonya B. Norman, Elizabeth Straus, Robert C. Lyons, Laura D. Crocker, Peter J. Colvonen, & Jessica C. Tripp
25. Trauma Exposure, PTSD, and Physical Health, Paula P. Schnurr, Jennifer S. Wachen, Bonnie L. Green, & Stacey Kaltman
IV. Emerging Territory
26. Culture, Trauma, and Traumatic Stress among Refugees, Asylum Seekers, and Postconflict Populations, Derrick Silove & Louis Klein
27. PTSD and the Law: Forensic Considerations, Dean G. Kilpatrick, Alexander C. McFarlane, & Lucy A. Guarnera
28. Technology-Based Interventions for PTSD, Josef I. Ruzek
29. Treating PTSD Using Telemental Health Technology, Leslie A. Morland, Lisa H. Glassman, Carolyn J. Greene, Julia E. Hoffman, & Craig Rosen
30. Psychoneurobiology of Resilience, Lynnette A. Averill, Christopher L. Averill, Robert H. Pietrzak, Dennis S. Charney, & Steven M. Southwick
31. Public Mental Health Interventions Following Disasters, Joshua C. Morganstein, Holly B. Herberman Mash, Mary C. Vance, Carol S. Fullerton, & Robert J. Ursano
32. Dissemination and Implementation of Best Practices in Prevention and Treatment of PTSD, Shannon Wiltsey Stirman
33. Key Questions and an Agenda for Future Research, Matthew J. Friedman, Paula P. Schnurr, & Terence M. Keane