Cognitive-Behavioral Therapies for Trauma

by Victoria M. Follette (Editor), Josef I. Ruzek (Editor), Francis R. Abueg (Editor)

This important volume brings together leading clinicians and researchers to present cognitive-behavioral approaches to treating PTSD and other trauma-related symptoms and disorders. Solidly grounded in the latest theory and research, chapters describe pragmatic, clinician-friendly strategies for working with problems that are prevalent across a variety of trauma experiences, including intrusion and arousal, guilt, anger, substance abuse, dissociation, and relationship issues. Readers gain a deeper understanding of the goals and methods of trauma education, therapeutic exposure, stress management training, cognitive reprocessing, and other interventions, and learn techniques for defusing negative self-talk, working with traumatic memories, and helping clients develop new trauma narratives. Throughout, the volume emphasizes the importance of situating symptomatic thoughts, feelings, and behaviors in their interpersonal and environmental contexts, instead of focusing on trauma history alone or viewing clients through a lens of individual dysfunction.

Genres: Psychology

431 pages, Paperback

First published November 9, 1998

Reviews

[Teri Uktena · Rating 1 out of 5]

The book is well written and researched, but the way in which a human being is discussed like a malfunctioning car which needs to perform a certain way, is treated in order to get specific outcomes which are all about remediation of symptoms, and the lack of any discussion of healing makes this a bit nightmarish and somewhat dystopian.