Partners and family members of trauma survivors; also of interest to mental health professionals who work with individuals, couples, or families.



Autorentext

Claudia Zayfert, PhD, 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. DeViva, PhD, is a clinical psychologist in the VA Connecticut Health Care System, where he works extensively with veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. Dr. DeViva 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.



Inhalt

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

Titel
When Someone You Love Suffers from Posttraumatic Stress
Untertitel
What to Expect and What You Can Do
EAN
9781609182212
ISBN
978-1-60918-221-2
Format
E-Book (epub)
Veröffentlichung
08.08.2011
Digitaler Kopierschutz
frei
Dateigrösse
1.19 MB
Anzahl Seiten
292
Jahr
2011
Untertitel
Englisch