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A Guide to Psychological Debriefing - Managing Emotional Decompression and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (Paperback)
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A Guide to Psychological Debriefing - Managing Emotional Decompression and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (Paperback)
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In its essence, this is a practical book that focuses on aiding
recovery from trauma over a carefully structured timeframe. Amongst
other things, it provides an introduction to the concept of
psychological debriefing and some of the effects of trauma,
including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This book will
appeal to a broad audience because it is easily accessible, not
only to those professionals working with clients suffering from
PTSD, but also to health practitioners, psychologists, social
workers and counsellors, as well as students.' - Well-Being 'David
Kinchin pays special attention to setting up optimal conditions to
facilitate emotional decompression. He takes into account that
trauma reactions, primarily concerned with survival, are
whole-system reactions, affecting both the body and mind. He also
reminds us that the initial impact of the trauma is on physical
structures in the brain, disrupting memory-processing capacity,
which is designed to create space and time to heal. We should all
pay a great deal of attention to what he says.' - Professor Gordon
Turnbull, Consultant Psychiatrist, University of Chester, Capio
Nightingale Hospital, London and Ridgeway Hospital, Swindon, UK
Traumatic events strike unexpectedly and turn everyday experiences
upside down. Frequently, people suffering such trauma cannot shake
the experience and develop Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
Psychological debriefing (PD) is a widely practised process used as
an intervention for treating people who have been exposed to
trauma. It allows people who have been exposed to trauma to
re-examine the traumatic event in a safe and controlled
environment, and reduces the risks of developing PTSD. This book is
a practical introduction to PTSD and psychological debriefing, and
offers an enhanced model of PD which the author terms `Emotional
Decompression'. Structured like a deep-sea dive, which has to
include carefully planned safety stops on the way back to the
surface to avoid getting `the bends', this model provides time
frames for how long to spend at various stages of the PD process,
and when to stop for discussions and explanations. The focus is on
aiding recovery from this `invisible injury' over carefully
structured time. The book presents a range of recovery models, from
the `simple' models developed by Williams and Horowitz to the more
complex `Snakes and Ladders' model developed by the author.
Appendices include an essay by one of the world's leading exponents
of psychological debriefing, Atle Dyregrov, as well as case studies
of debriefs completed by the author, including that of a survivor
of the July 7th bombings in London. A Guide to Psychological
Debriefing is an essential book for health practitioners,
counsellors, psychologists and professionals working with clients
suffering from PTSD, as well as students.
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