Joel Paris is currently a Research Associate at the Jewish General Hospital and heads the personality clinics at two McGill hospitals. He was born in New York City but has spent most of his life in Canada. He obtained an MD from McGill University, where he also trained in psychiatry. Dr. Paris has been a member of the McGill psychiatry department since 1972, where he served as Department Chair from 1997 to 2007. He is a former Editor-in-Chief of the Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. Dr. Paris' research interest is in borderline personality disorder. He has published over 200 peer-reviewed articles and is the author of 27 books and 50 book chapters. Dr. Paris is an educator who has supervised psychiatric evaluation with residents for 50 years and who has won awards for his teaching.

Myths of Trauma is essential reading for traumatologists and others who work with traumatized people.... Some people benefit from medication, but others do not respond to any type of therapy. To better understand these interactions, Paris calls for more longitudinal studies of people treated for trauma, with consideration for context and culture. This and other research suggestions are well stated and a highlight of this admirable book.

• Introduction Chapter 1: Does Trauma Cause Posttraumatic Stress Disorder?Chapter 2: Individual Differences in Response to TraumaChapter 3: Trauma in Historical and Social PerspectiveChapter 4: Risk, Resilience, and TraumaChapter 5: Childhood Trauma and Posttraumatic Stress DisorderChapter 6: Trauma and the Science of MemoryChapter 7: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, and Personality DisordersChapter 8: Treatment for Posttraumatic Stress DisorderChapter 9: Summary and Implications ReferencesIndex

Joel Paris is currently a Research Associate at the Jewish General Hospital and heads the personality clinics at two McGill hospitals. He was born in New York City but has spent most of his life in Canada. He obtained an MD from McGill University, where he also trained in psychiatry. Dr. Paris has been a member of the McGill psychiatry department since 1972, where he served as Department Chair from 1997 to 2007. He is a former Editor-in-Chief of the Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. Dr. Paris' research interest is in borderline personality disorder. He has published over 200 peer-reviewed articles and is the author of 27 books and 50 book chapters. Dr. Paris is an educator who has supervised psychiatric evaluation with residents for 50 years and who has won awards for his teaching.

Myths of Trauma is essential reading for traumatologists and others who work with traumatized people.... Some people benefit from medication, but others do not respond to any type of therapy. To better understand these interactions, Paris calls for more longitudinal studies of people treated for trauma, with consideration for context and culture. This and other research suggestions are well stated and a highlight of this admirable book.

• Introduction Chapter 1: Does Trauma Cause Posttraumatic Stress Disorder?Chapter 2: Individual Differences in Response to TraumaChapter 3: Trauma in Historical and Social PerspectiveChapter 4: Risk, Resilience, and TraumaChapter 5: Childhood Trauma and Posttraumatic Stress DisorderChapter 6: Trauma and the Science of MemoryChapter 7: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, and Personality DisordersChapter 8: Treatment for Posttraumatic Stress DisorderChapter 9: Summary and Implications ReferencesIndex

Joel Paris is currently a Research Associate at the Jewish General Hospital and heads the personality clinics at two McGill hospitals. He was born in New York City but has spent most of his life in Canada. He obtained an MD from McGill University, where he also trained in psychiatry. Dr. Paris has been a member of the McGill psychiatry department since 1972, where he served as Department Chair from 1997 to 2007. He is a former Editor-in-Chief of the Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. Dr. Paris' research interest is in borderline personality disorder. He has published over 200 peer-reviewed articles and is the author of 27 books and 50 book chapters. Dr. Paris is an educator who has supervised psychiatric evaluation with residents for 50 years and who has won awards for his teaching.

Myths of Trauma is essential reading for traumatologists and others who work with traumatized people.... Some people benefit from medication, but others do not respond to any type of therapy. To better understand these interactions, Paris calls for more longitudinal studies of people treated for trauma, with consideration for context and culture. This and other research suggestions are well stated and a highlight of this admirable book.

• Introduction Chapter 1: Does Trauma Cause Posttraumatic Stress Disorder?Chapter 2: Individual Differences in Response to TraumaChapter 3: Trauma in Historical and Social PerspectiveChapter 4: Risk, Resilience, and TraumaChapter 5: Childhood Trauma and Posttraumatic Stress DisorderChapter 6: Trauma and the Science of MemoryChapter 7: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, and Personality DisordersChapter 8: Treatment for Posttraumatic Stress DisorderChapter 9: Summary and Implications ReferencesIndex