PTSD and Trauma: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Books,
PTSD Treatment and Recovery
Traumatic
Stress - Mind, Body and Society
A very well designed, comprehensive book about traumatic stress and post
traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and its treatment, with perspectives
from an international group of leading authorities, who together address
the effects of traumatic stress and PTSD through individual, community,
social and cultural perspectives.
Traumatic Stress Japanese and English editions - Amazon Japan
Dr Herman draws on her own research on domestic violence, as well as on a vast literature of combat veterans and victims of political terror, to show the parallels between private terrors such as rape and public traumas such as terrorism.
A condensed review of PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder), addressing questions of who is at risk for developing PTSD? What is the difference between PTSD and Acute Stress Disorder? How do you differentiate PTSD from other disorders with similar symptoms and what biological factors relate to PTSD?
Counselling
for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
(Counseling in Practice Series)
The book provides a clear and detailed account of how post traumatic stress
disorder (PTSD) can be recognized and treated and includes chapters on:
diagnostic criteria, client assessment, the development and course of
PTSD, the cognitive-behavioural approach to treatment. Outlines a range
of techniques for counselling clients who have suffered major trauma whether
recent or many years ago.
Approaches covered include acute interventions, cognitive-behavioural therapy, pharmacotherapy, EMDR, group therapy, psychodynamic therapy, inpatient treatment, psychosocial rehabilitation, hypnotherapy, marital and family treatment, and creative therapies. Standardized ratings are provided of each modality's efficacy for reducing core symptoms, and therapeutic goals, methods, and treatment planning recommendations are summarized.
This work guides and supports readers through the healing process of recovering from post traumatic stress disorder resulting from crime, accidents, rape, domestic violence, and sexual abuse
Aphrodite Matsakis guides survivors through the aftermath of trauma, to strengthen existing bonds, build new ones and end self-perpetuating cycles of withdrawal and isolation.
For all women just beginning to heal from child sexual abuse, an introduction to the healing process based on the groundbreaking and bestselling classic The Courage to Heal.
