1. The Clinical Picture: A Rape Victim and Her Father Tell their Stories

2. Diagnosis and Prevalence of PTSD Following Assault

3. Other Common Responses to Assault

4. What Do We Know about Treatment Efficacy for PTSD?

5. Theoretical Bases for PTSD and its Treatment

II. How to Conduct Effective Treatment of PTSD

6. An Overview of Cognitive-Behavioral Techniques and Programs for PTSD

7. Assessment of PTSD and Related Problems

8. The Beginning of Treatment

9. In Vivo Exposure: Confronting the Feared Situations

10. Imaginal Exposure: Reliving the Trauma

11. Cognitive Techniques I: Cognitive Restructuring

12. Cognitive Techniques II: Thought Stopping and Preparing for a Stressor

13. Relaxation Training: Deep Muscle, Cue-Controlled, and Differential Relaxation

14. Role Playing and Covert Modeling

15. Common Problems, Termination, and a Full Case Example Appendix: Assault

Information and History Interview (AIHI)