For trauma survivors struggling with intense memories and emotions, it often feels like life won’t ever be ‘normal’ again. Effective treatments are out there, but the needs of family members are often overlooked. Will the person you love ever get better? What can you do to promote healing? Where can you turn when you just can’t cope? From experienced trauma specialists Drs. Claudia Zayfert and Jason C. De Viva, this compassionate guide is packed with information, support, vivid stories, and specific advice. Learn to navigate the rough spots day by day and help your loved one find a brighter tomorrow.
Mental health professionals, see also the related treatment manual, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for PTSD.
Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) Self-Help Book of Merit
Mục lục
Introduction
I. Understanding Posttraumatic Stress
1. What It Feels Like to Live with a Trauma Survivor
2. How Trauma Affects Survivors
3. Why Is Your Loved One Stuck in the Past?
4. Treatments That Can Help with PTSD and Other Problems
5. Finding a Therapist
II. Helping Yourself, Helping the Survivor
6. Taking Care of Yourself
7. Setting Limits
8. Communicating Your Needs
III. Coping with Specific Traumas
9. When Someone You Love Has Been Sexually Assaulted
10. When Someone You Love Has Been to War
IV. Putting Your Lives Back Together
11. Reconnecting with Your Partner and Helping Your Children
12. Recovery and Beyond
Resources
Giới thiệu về tác giả
Claudia Zayfert, Ph D, a clinical psychologist, is an internationally renowned expert in cognitive-behavioral therapy who has worked with trauma survivors for over 20 years. She is Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Dartmouth Medical School and Director of the Anxiety Disorders Service at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire.
Jason C. De Viva, Ph D, is a clinical psychologist in the VA Connecticut Health Care System, where he works extensively with veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. Dr. De Viva is on the faculty of the University of Connecticut School of Medicine and Yale School of Medicine. He has treated both veterans and civilians with posttraumatic stress disorder and related problems for over a decade.
Thêm sách điện tử từ cùng một tác giả / Biên tập viên
77.198 Ebooks trong thể loại này
