Kategoria BISAC: Psychology >> Psychopathology - Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Rich with expert, practical guidance for therapists, this book presents an evidence-based group treatment approach for survivors of interpersonal trauma. This time-limited treatment is designed for clients who have achieved basic safety and stability in present-day life and who are ready to work on the more enduring ways that trauma has harmed their self-perception and relationships. Vivid case examples and transcripts illustrate the process of screening, selecting, and orienting group members and helping them craft and work toward individualized goals, while optimizing the healing power...

If you were abused or neglected as a child, chances are that you have
been your whole life, whether you are a man, a woman, or a teen. Child
abuse so mangles the personality that the victim unconsciously attracts
abusers throughout the life cycle. Lies about yourself were planted
deep in your mind by the abuse, and you still believe them. They are
crippling your life! Do you have any of these signs?

• You have symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
  
• You feel like a second-class citizen.
  
• Nobody understands: they ask,...

In 2005 a Chinook helicopter carrying sixteen Special Ops soldiers crashed during a rescue mission in Afghanistan, killing everyone on board. In that instant, machine gunner Caleb Daniels lost his best friend, Kip, and seven members of his unit. Back in the US, Caleb begins to see them everywhere--dead Kip, with his Alice in Wonderland tattoos, and the rest of them, their burned bodies always watching him. But there...

Trauma is a fact of life. Veterans and their families deal with the painful aftermath of combat; one in five Americans has been molested; one in four grew up with alcoholics; one in three couples have engaged in physical violence. Such experiences inevitably leave traces on minds, emotions, and even on biology. Sadly, trauma sufferers frequently pass on their stress to their partners and children.

Renowned trauma expert Bessel van der Kolk has spent over...

He was taller than me, dressed in black, scary, and I knew he was lying. A few days later, we killed him, but it was okay because it was Vietnam and I was fighting for The United States of America. Thirty years later, he came back to my medical office and tried again to take me out, but this time he was fighting for The United States Department of Justice, I was the enemy, and I was lying. Not all the scars of war are visible and some never heal. Learning that lesson can be painful for all concerned. I hope this story helps us all better understand that combat experiences come home with...

Treating the Trauma Survivor is a practical guide to assist mental health, health care, and social service providers in providing trauma-informed care. This resource provides essential information in order to understand the impacts of trauma by summarizing key literature in an easily accessible and user-friendly format. Providers will be able to identify common pitfalls and avoid re- traumatizing survivors during interactions. Based on the authors' extensive experience and interactions with trauma survivors, the book provides a trauma-informed framework and offers practical tools to...

When working with complex trauma, therapists are bombarded with trauma reactions and must deal with complicated relationship dynamics. In the face of these challenges, using the therapeutic relationship to help plan the course for change can be a highly daunting task. In Treating Complex Trauma, renowned clinicians Mary Jo Barrett and Linda Stone Fish use decades of combined experience to show clinicians how to help clients move from a context of trauma and homeostasis to a context of change using their collaborative stage model. Mental-health professionals will learn a wide variety of...

Mental health practitioners must be prepared to treat addiction-related issues√>=affecting up to 50% of mental health clients√>=whether or not clients present with addiction as a primary concern. This practical roadmap to the treatment of addictions advocates an underutilized√>=yet highly effective√>=method of intervention: eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy. It is the first book to integrate the Stages of Change Model with EMDR's phases for successful treatment outcome. The book addresses the scope of problems relating to addiction,...