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Post Traumatic Stress Survivors Anonymous

Author : Lily Payton
Publisher : Balboa Press
ISBN 13 : 1982211628
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (822 download)

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Download or read book Post Traumatic Stress Survivors Anonymous written by Lily Payton and published by Balboa Press. This book was released on 2018-10-05 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Right from page 1, Lily engages the reader to want to know her story and how she came to heal her trauma. People often refer to it as a real page-turner. Even with some of the more difficult passages to read, her courage and determination shine through. This book can be a lifesaver for you just as her PTSD recovery work has been for her.

A Mind Frozen in Time

Author : Jeremy P. Crosby
Publisher : Dog Ear Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1598585932
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (985 download)

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Download or read book A Mind Frozen in Time written by Jeremy P. Crosby and published by Dog Ear Publishing. This book was released on 2008-06 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A Mind Frozen in Time" is a Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) recovery guide intended for survivors of traumatic experience and their families. It was developed while working with individuals who have suffered traumas related to their military service. However, the themes and principles apply to most types of traumatic experiences and their effects. As a guide to recovery, it is designed to help individuals develop a basic understanding of PTSD, introduce coping skills, aid in symptom management, and provide information about some of the more difficult issues that need to be addressed in PTSD therapy. Chapters are brief, making it easier to comprehend for readers who have difficulty concentrating or retaining what they read. "A Mind Frozen in Time" is for anyone interested in learning the core elements involved in PTSD and how to cope more effectively. "A Mind Frozen in Time" is a much-needed, comprehensive, user-friendly guidebook to understanding and coping with PTSD. In it, Dr. Jeremy Crosby has masterfully broken down PTSD and related problems into easily understood concepts that patients and therapists alike will benefit from immensely. Dr. Crosby's years of clinical training and in-the-trenches clinical work are evident in the breadth and depth of the topics presented. What sets this book apart from others is the unique commitment to an outline writing style wherein educational information is presented in brief sections that are readily digested. The result is an invaluable presentation of sophisticated concepts written in "everyday" language. Therapists will have at their fingertips practical treatment tools to utilize in their work. More importantly, patients and their families will find their questions answered and their hope restored in the pages of this guidebook. -Jonathan M. Farrell-Higgins, Ph.D. Dr. Crosby's book is a valuable tool written in a practical way that will encourage trauma survivors searching for a more peaceful existence. His educational approach and challenging self-reflection are the steps by which recovery is possible. -Gary A. Fast, MD

Many Faces of PTSD

Author : Susan Rau Stocker
Publisher : Tickling Keys, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1615473017
Total Pages : 127 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (154 download)

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Download or read book Many Faces of PTSD written by Susan Rau Stocker and published by Tickling Keys, Inc.. This book was released on 2010-07-25 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Person-centered instead of theory-centered, this resource provides a basic context for understanding how post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) affects people and those around them. Compassionate, firsthand knowledge of the different ways in which PTSD manifests itself are described throughout the 12 case studies examined in this guide. Bringing this mental health issue to light for sufferers, families, and friends, these stories illuminate the confusion that often surrounds the behaviors and reactions associated with PTSD and can increase understanding, patience, and awareness. A piece of reflective foil covers the middle of the front cover of this book, so that readers view themselves when looking upon it.

From Surviving to Thriving

Author : Mary Bratton
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 131779091X
Total Pages : 299 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (177 download)

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Download or read book From Surviving to Thriving written by Mary Bratton and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-03-18 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Become more effective in therapy when working with survivors of abuse! From Surviving to Thriving: A Therapist’s Guide to Stage II Recovery for Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse is a comprehensive manual for treating survivors of childhood physical, sexual, and emotional abuse. Inspired by the author’s own private practice, it combines both theory and practice and supports the therapeutic partnership with a step-by-step outline of the healing process. This outline includes concrete and incremental strategies and exercises that help you move the survivor beyond Stage I trauma debriefing to life-changing Stage II recovery. In From Surviving to Thriving, you’ll find everything you need to know about obtaining and maintaining autonomy and speeding recovery in the age of managed care. The self-contained, focused, and incremental interventions presented in this book can be woven into your own therapeutic style, giving you and your clients more freedom, satisfaction, and, most importantly, swift treatment and recovery. You’ll also find step-by-step guidance for dealing with adult survivors, including rationale for diagnosis, process, and sequence. In addition to the description of theoretical orientations and illustrations, Surviving to Thriving contains: an overview and detailed outline of the incremental recovery process pitfalls and positive strategies for establishing the therapeutic relationship detailed instructions for building a foundation for effective therapy by reframing the client’s self-concept explanations of pathological symptoms in context of necessary and brilliant survival defenses workable, specific, and sequential interventions for each stage of healing designed to become autonomous and self-generating for the client techniques for trauma resolution using the survivor’s internal experience Because it’s written in accessible language and includes explanations of clinical concepts, you’ll feel comfortable putting From Surviving to Thriving in the hands of select clientsa unique feature that sets it apart from most clinical texts. This book provides exercises to help move clients into the healing recovery of Stage II. Enhanced with art and writing from recovering survivors, this book is a valuable asset as you and your clients begin the collaborative journey toward renewed emotional well-being.

5 Survivors

Author : Tracy Stecker
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1616492651
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (164 download)

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Download or read book 5 Survivors written by Tracy Stecker and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-09-06 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First-person accounts by five PTSD survivors bring hope to the millions suffering from but not yet diagnosed with this affliction—and their loved ones. First-person accounts by five PTSD survivors bring hope to the millions suffering from but not yet diagnosed with this affliction--and their loved ones. Each year millions of people are afflicted by Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Most struggle to simply make it through the day as sights, sounds, and smells bring their life's most harrowing experience front and center, to be relived again and again. And many are unaware of the root problem of these symptoms or are unwilling to admit one exists.Through moving firsthand accounts 5 Survivors sheds an intimate light on the impact of PTSD on three veterans of war, a survivor of Hurricane Katrina, and a victim of childhood sexual abuse. With courage and honesty, they tell their stories of trauma, revealing the struggles they faced later in life, and how they eventually worked toward positive change and healing.With the guidance of PTSD expert and researcher Tracy Stecker, Ph.D. who outlines the symptoms and progress of each survivor, those living untreated with PTSD may see themselves in these stories, realize they are not alone, and take action to get help. Friends and family of those who have been greatly impacted by trauma will gain a more intimate understanding of a loved one's struggle and pain.About the author Tracy Stecker, Ph.D., is a psychologist at the Dartmouth Psychiatric Research Center. She developed a curriculum titled Using a Brief Intervention to Motivate Clients to Get Help in collaboration with Hazelden. Her focus is on treating veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan returning with PTSD and/or substance abuse issues. Several of these projects have been funded by the National Institute of Mental Health and the National Institute for Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse.

PTSD Self Help

Author : A. E. Huppert
Publisher : FriesenPress
ISBN 13 : 1460232305
Total Pages : 299 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (62 download)

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Download or read book PTSD Self Help written by A. E. Huppert and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2014-08-11 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder doesn’t have to be a lifetime sentence . . . mere survival is optional. Have you: • Lost someone you know to suicide, war, or natural disaster? • Experienced something you just can’t ‘get over’? • Tried counseling, talk therapy or support groups without success? Need help: • Explaining PTSD to others? • Getting your spouse/family on board? • Understanding what’s happening & why? For the first time, A.E. Huppert, co-founder of 343 Soulutions, reveals details about why she struggled for 30 years as a PTSD survivor, the three years it took to find freedom, and what it’s like to savor living 100% symptom free for almost nine years. She’s helped hundreds of people discover their passion and change their lives through her life coaching business. Today, she brings it all together to help you find a personal pathway to healing PTSD. Now, it’s your turn. Is it possible to walk away from PTSD forever? The answer just might surprise you. PTSD Self Help: Transforming Survival into a Life Worth Living is an entirely new approach, a life-changing “wellness system” that will guide you through: • Workable, empowering tools • How to hire a counselor • Easy-to-follow suggestions • Practical activities for healing • An Emergency Plan of Action • How to create a Healing Team • Low/no cost DIY alternatives • And so much more! PTSD Self Help: Transforming Survival into a Life Worth Living is a revolutionary approach to building mental health and a powerful program for self-discovery as well. Here is a unique guidebook designed to take you from suffering skeptic to enlightened champion by fully integrating these life-changing lessons. You’ll find insider tips, practical do-it-yourself exercises, behind-the-diagnosis explanations and a narrative account of the author’s own personal transformative experience. However, the lessons here are not just about healing from PTSD - they are about becoming fearless, demonstrating what it means to be an enlightened survivor, and living an examined life with confidence. Whether your goal is complete healing from PTSD or understanding how it impacts someone you care about, there’s never been a better time to achieve wholeness. Would you like to know the secrets to walking away from PTSD forever? Let PTSD Self Help: Transforming Survival into a Life Worth Living show you the way.

Invisible Heroes

Author : Belleruth Naparstek
Publisher : Bantam
ISBN 13 : 0307418154
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book Invisible Heroes written by Belleruth Naparstek and published by Bantam. This book was released on 2007-12-18 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you or someone you love has suffered a traumatic event, you know the devastating impact it can have on your life and your spirit. Life-threatening accidents, illnesses, assaults, abusive relationships—or a tragedy like 9/11—all can leave deep emotional wounds that persist long after physical scars have healed. Survivors become “invisible heroes,” courageously struggling to lead normal lives in spite of symptoms so baffling and disturbing that they sometimes doubt their own sanity. Now there is new hope for the millions affected by posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Drawing on more than thirty years’ experience as a therapist and on the most recent cutting-edge research, Belleruth Naparstek presents a clinically proven program for recovery using the potent tool of guided imagery. She reveals how guided imagery goes straight to the right side of the brain, where it impacts the nonverbal wiring of the nervous system itself, the key to alleviating suffering. Filled with the voices of real trauma survivors and therapists whose lives and work have been changed by this approach, Invisible Heroes offers: • New understanding of the physical, cognitive, emotional, and behavioral effects of PTSD, who is most susceptible, and why symptoms can get worse rather than better with time • Important insights into how the brain and body respond to trauma, why conventional talk therapy can actually impede recovery, and why the nonverbal, image-based right brain is crucial to healing • A step-by-step program with more than twenty scripts for guided-imagery exercises tailored to the three stages of recovery, from immediate relief of anxiety attacks, flashbacks, nightmares, and insomnia, to freedom from depression and isolation, to renewed engagement with life • A helpful guide to the best of the new imagery-based therapies, and how to incorporate them into an overall recovery plan Belleruth Naparstek concludes with the inspiring words of survivors who have found their way back to peace, purpose, and a deep joy in living. Her compassionate, groundbreaking book can lead you and those in your care to the same renewal and healing.

Shock Waves

Author : Cynthia Orange
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1592859925
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (928 download)

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Download or read book Shock Waves written by Cynthia Orange and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-08-10 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A user-friendly guide to helping a loved one with post-traumatic stress disorder--while taking care of yourself. In the United States, about 60 percent of men and 50 percent of women experience, witness, or are affected by a traumatic event in their lifetimes. Many of them (8 percent of men and 20 percent of women) may develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)--a life-altering anxiety disorder. Once connected mainly with veterans of war, PTSD is now being diagnosed in many situations that cause extreme trauma such as rape, physical attacks or abuse, accidents, terrorist incidents, or natural disasters. The millions of family members of those who have PTSD also suffer, not knowing how to help their loved one recover from the pain.Shock Waves is a practical, user-friendly guide for those who love someone suffering from this often debilitating anxiety disorder, whether that person is a survivor of war or of another harrowing situation or event. Through her own experience, extensive research, advice from mental health professionals, and interviews with those working through PTSD and their families, Cynthia Orange shows readers how to identify what PTSD symptoms look like in real life, respond to substance abuse and other co-occurring disorders, manage their reactions to a loved one's violence and rage, find effective professional help, and prevent their children from experiencing secondary trauma.Each section of Shock Waves includes questions and exercises to help readers incorporate the book's lessons into their daily lives and interactions with their traumatized loved ones

Blind Devotion

Author : Sharlene Prinsen
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1616494506
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (164 download)

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Download or read book Blind Devotion written by Sharlene Prinsen and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-09-13 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One woman's startling firsthand account of her struggle to protect her children while facing the man she married, a combat veteran plagued by addiction, rage, and depression born from PTSD. Sharlene peered out the window into the blackness that enveloped her yard. She couldn’t see them, but she knew they were out there--police officers and a SWAT team holding their positions in the wood line out her front door, their weapons trained with deadly precision pointing at her home.“Don’t let them shoot at my kids!” she shouted into the phone to the dispatcher as her drunk, enraged, and armed husband picked up the other line, “Go on, get the hell out of here then!”When she first met Sean seven years earlier, Sharlene never imagined that he’d someday be the catalyst to this terrifying scene. Sean was handsome in his camouflage fatigues, looking proud and just a little cocky. Unlike any other man she had ever met, he was an easy, charming conversationalist and his sincerity was unmistakable. The two married and started a family.But Sean’s drinking soon took over, and signs of depression and his raging outbursts amplified. Something was seriously wrong. He never talked about his tours overseas, including his seven-month peacekeeping mission in the aftermath of Slobodan Milosevic’s ethnic cleansing campaign, but there were signs that what he experienced in Bosnia left him reeling at his core. As Sean’s behavior grew increasingly worse, Sharlene’s obsessive worry for his well–being trumped her basic needs. She knew that her husband was suffering from tremendous inner turmoil--which she later learned was PTSD--and she hoped, more than anything, to nurse him back to the loving partner and father she knew he could be.A powerful story of pain and forgiveness, horror and hope, Blind Devotion gives voice to the thousands of families who are struggling to heal and to achieve a sense of normalcy stolen by the trauma in their lives.

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5)

Author : American Psychiatric Association
Publisher : American Psychiatric Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781955245180
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (451 download)

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Download or read book Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) written by American Psychiatric Association and published by American Psychiatric Publishing. This book was released on 2021-09-24 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Essence of Resilience

Author : Tanya Lauer
Publisher : Health Communications, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0757319416
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (573 download)

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Download or read book The Essence of Resilience written by Tanya Lauer and published by Health Communications, Inc.. This book was released on 2016-10-11 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Trauma is like a thief in that night that steals peace and joy from the souls of its unsuspecting victims. Whether it is a series of events...or a singular incident...no one is ever left unchanged by traumatic events. Here you will meet 14 trauma survivors who embody the essence of resilience; people who endured the unthinkable, then found a way to rewrite their story, celebrating their strengths and, ultimately, learning to not only survive but thrive. --

Development of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder as a Function of Shame in Child Abuse Survivors

Author : Guadalupe Valdivia
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (814 download)

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Download or read book Development of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder as a Function of Shame in Child Abuse Survivors written by Guadalupe Valdivia and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this project was to provide support regarding the need for more research to investigate whether ethnic differences and types of abuse differences exist regarding whether shame is a mediator between childhood trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder.

Sliding

Author : Connie Bachman
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 0595389740
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (953 download)

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Download or read book Sliding written by Connie Bachman and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2007-03 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The crisp, bright morning in December 1977 started out like any other for author Connie Bachman. The junior at Big Walnut High School was making the twelve-mile drive to school when her car spun out of control on black ice. As Bachman's car skidded across the centerline, it struck another car and killed its twenty-nine-year-old driver, Patricia Marie Sloan. In the moving memoir Sliding: A Journey through Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder After a Fatal Car Crash, Bachman shares her twenty-five-year struggle with and recovery from post-traumatic stress disorder. In vivid and revealing detail, she describes the disorder's painful onset following the car accident, recounts the pervasive symptoms that controlled her life, and shares how she finally began her healing journey. Bachman offers an intimate look at the recognition and manifestation of PTSD as she discusses the following: What PTSD is and how to identifying your own trauma-related symptoms Understanding the grief, shame, and "survivor guilt" that many experience Finding caring professionals to guide and support your healing Realizing that your life is worth living to its fullest Sliding is a valuable PTSD resource for those who may be thinking, "That's my story, too," but have not yet found the strength to share it.

Out on a Cliff

Author : Gary Rubie
Publisher : Out on a Cliff
ISBN 13 : 9781987810004
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book Out on a Cliff written by Gary Rubie and published by Out on a Cliff. This book was released on 2014-11-01 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a personal account dealing with: Addictions, trauma, Police related P.T.S.D., first responders, combat fatigue, abuse, abusive process, suicide, suicide attempts, drugs, alcohol, self harm, withdrawals, childhood sexual abuse, policing, murder, survivor, treatment, therapy, recovery, hope, redemption, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, self help, giving back, alcoholics anonymous, narcotics anonymous, 12 step programs, forgiveness, self forgiveness, self love, healing, spirituality

Self-Help That Works

Author : John C. Norcross Ph.D.
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 019932364X
Total Pages : 611 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (993 download)

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Download or read book Self-Help That Works written by John C. Norcross Ph.D. and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2013-03-05 with total page 611 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Self-help is big business, but alas, not always a scientific one. Self-help books, websites, and movies abound and are important sources of psychological advice for millions of Americans. But how can you sift through them to find the ones that work? Self-Help That Works is an indispensable guide that enables readers to identify effective self-help materials and distinguish them from those that are potentially misleading or even harmful. Six scientist-practitioners bring careful research, expertise, and a dozen national studies to the task of choosing and recommending self-help resources. Designed for both laypersons and mental-health professionals, this book critically reviews multiple types of self-help resources, from books and autobiographies to films, online programs, support groups, and websites, for 41 different behavioral disorders and life challenges. The revised edition of this award-winning book now features online self-help resources, expanded content, and new chapters focusing on autism, bullying, chronic pain, GLB issues, happiness, and nonchemical addictions. Each chapter updates the self-help resources launched since the previous edition and expands the material. The final chapters provide key strategies for consumers evaluating self-help as well as for professionals integrating self-help into treatment. All told, this updated edition of Self-Help that Works evaluates more than 2,000 self-help resources and brings together the collective wisdom of nearly 5,000 mental health professionals. Whether seeking self-help for yourself, loved ones, or patients, this is the go-to, research-based guide with the best advice on what works.

Coping with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Author : Cheryl A. Roberts
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 9780786417360
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (173 download)

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Download or read book Coping with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder written by Cheryl A. Roberts and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder is a medically recognized disorder that develops as a result of a traumatic event; as a result of PTSD, an individual may suffer nightmares and flashbacks and become hypervigilant, angry, or emotionally numb. This work describes PTSD: causes, symptoms, effects, and coping strategies. While there is no cure, individuals and their loved ones can find healthy ways to cope, and it is important to recognize the strengths that arise in both individuals and families as a result of living with the disorder. This handbook describes how the characteristics of PTSD manifest in daily life and details its effects on the emotional, mental, and physical aspects of an individual's life, including disorders and physical disabilities that may occur jointly or as a result. The work analyzes the affect of PTSD on the couple and the family, detailing possible reactions, and compares the characteristics of healthy and PTSD families. The work explains how and by whom the disorder is diagnosed, with discussion of cross-cultural perspectives on PTSD and the effects of cultural difference on its diagnosis and treatment. The study describes mental health approaches to treatment, such as individual, group, and substance abuse counseling. Techniques such as exposure therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, and Traumatic Incident Reduction are also discussed. The work describes drug treatments, including antianxiety and antidepressant medications. Newer approaches to treating PTSD such as biofeedback, relaxation techniques, and herbal medications are also explained. A conclusion suggests effective strategies for living with PTSD and indicates directions for future research. Appendices include the definitional criteria for PTSD, a list of resources for PTSD survivors, and information about veterans' benefits. A filmography and bibliography are also provided.

Psychotraumatology

Author : George S. Everly Jr.
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1489910344
Total Pages : 427 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (899 download)

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Download or read book Psychotraumatology written by George S. Everly Jr. and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-11-21 with total page 427 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The nosological roots of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may be traced back to th~American Psychiatric Association's DSM-I entry of gross stress reaction, as published in 1952. Yet the origins of the current enthusi asm with regard to post-traumatic stress can be traced back to 1980, which marked the emergence of the term post-traumatic stress disorder in the DSM III. This reflected the American Psychiatric Association's acknowledgment of post-traumatic stress as a discrete, phenomenologically unique, and reli able psychopathological entity at a time in American history when such recognition had important social, political, and psychiatric implications. Clearly, prior to DSM-I the lack of a generally accepted terminology did little to augment the disabling effects that psychological traumatization could engender. Nor did the subsequent provision of an official diagnostic label alone render substantial ameliorative qualities. Nevertheless, the post Vietnam DSM-III recognition of PTSD did herald a dramatic increase in research and clinical discovery. The American Red Cross acknowledged the need to establish disaster mental health services, the American Psychological Association urged its members to form disaster mental health networks, and the Veterans Administration established a national study center for PTSD.