Treating complex traumatic stress disorders in adults : scientific foundations and therapeutic models /
Treating complex traumatic stress disorders in adults : scientific foundations and therapeutic models / [E-book]
edited by Julian D. Ford, Christine A. Courtois ; foreword by Judith Lewis Herman ; afterword by Bessel A. van der Kolk.
- 2nd ed.
- 1 online resource (675 pages)
Revison of: Treating complex traumatic stress disorders / 2009.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This authoritative reference on complex traumatic stress disorders (CTSDs) and their assessment and treatment has now been significantly revised with more than 75% new material reflecting a decade of advances in the field. Leading experts delve into ways to understand, engage, assess, and treat adults with complex trauma histories, whose symptoms often include but may go well beyond those of posttraumatic stress disorder. The volume presents cutting-edge theory and research on CTSDs, considers diagnostic controversies, and identifies core elements of effective, culturally responsive treatment. Established and emerging therapies specifically tailored to this population are described and illustrated with vivid case examples. Other highlights are chapters on transtheoretical treatment, the crucial role of professionalism and training, and recognizing and managing vicarious traumatization.
9781462542178 9781462542239 (e-book)
Stress disorders, post-traumatic
WM 174.
Revison of: Treating complex traumatic stress disorders / 2009.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This authoritative reference on complex traumatic stress disorders (CTSDs) and their assessment and treatment has now been significantly revised with more than 75% new material reflecting a decade of advances in the field. Leading experts delve into ways to understand, engage, assess, and treat adults with complex trauma histories, whose symptoms often include but may go well beyond those of posttraumatic stress disorder. The volume presents cutting-edge theory and research on CTSDs, considers diagnostic controversies, and identifies core elements of effective, culturally responsive treatment. Established and emerging therapies specifically tailored to this population are described and illustrated with vivid case examples. Other highlights are chapters on transtheoretical treatment, the crucial role of professionalism and training, and recognizing and managing vicarious traumatization.
9781462542178 9781462542239 (e-book)
Stress disorders, post-traumatic
WM 174.