Treating Complex Traumatic Stress Disorders (Adults): Scientific Foundations and Therapeutic Models

Treating Complex Traumatic Stress Disorders (Adults): Scientific Foundations and Therapeutic Models
ISBN-10
1462513395
ISBN-13
9781462513390
Category
Psychology
Pages
488
Language
English
Published
2013-09-27
Publisher
Guilford Publications
Authors
Julian D. Ford, Christine A. Courtois

Description

Chronic childhood trauma, such as prolonged abuse or family violence, can severely disrupt a person's development, basic sense of self, and later relationships. Adults with this type of history often come to therapy with complex symptoms that go beyond existing criteria for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This important book brings together prominent authorities to present the latest thinking on complex traumatic stress disorders and provide practical guidelines for conceptualization and treatment. Evidence-based assessment procedures are detailed, and innovative individual, couple, family, and group therapies are described and illustrated with case vignettes and session transcripts.

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