Helping the Victims of Violent Crime

Abstract

(from the chapter) provide a critical overview of theory, assessment, and treatment pertaining to victims of crime / present the theories of victim reactions that have influenced assessment and treatment approaches / examine assessment issues, including trauma assessment, diagnostic assessment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and other comorbid disorders including depression, substance abuse, and panic disorder / specific treatment approaches are summarized / these will include crisis intervention, stress inoculation therapy, prolonged imaginal exposure, and cognitive processing therapy / a case study [of a 35-yr-old male suffering from both] PTSD and panic disorder is presented theories of victim reactions [crisis theory, learning theory, information-processing theory, cognitive constructivist theory] (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2012 APA, all rights reserved)