Do you know of the right specialist text on complex PTSD?

Question

I am doing a specialist study on trauma, with reference to complex PTSD. I believe it is possible to understand the type of event that caused the original trauma from observing the patient's response to subsequent (perceived as threatening) events. For example when PTSD was caused by an event involving being trapped indoors, under some circumstances claustrophobia may result.

I want, if possible to determine if the symptom can be used as an accurate determinant of the type of event that caused the injury. Are there any studies, books or papers that have been published on this area? Any sources would be really helpful.

Also, I'd be interested to know if there is a reliable definition of the boundary between the uncontrolled sudden PTSD reaction to an event, and the stimulation of an alter personality in Dissociative Identity Disorder. Is it just a matter of the time taken to respond to the threatening event? Again any written sources would be great

Answer 1

Please see the webpages for more details on Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).