Combining years of research, teaching, and experience treating
trauma survivors, Dr. Jon G. Allen offers compassionate and
practical guidance to understanding trauma and its effects on the
self and relationships. Coping With Trauma is based on more than a
decade of Dr. Allen's experience conducting educational groups for
persons struggling with psychiatric disorders stemming from trauma.
Written for a general audience, this book does not require a
background in psychology. Readers will gain essential knowledge to
embark on the process of healing from the complex wounds of trauma,
along with a guide to current treatment approaches.
In this supportive and informative work, readers will be
introduced to and encouraged in the process of healing by an author
who is both witness and guide. This clearly written, insightful
book not only teaches clinicians about trauma but also, equally
important, teaches clinicians how to educate their patients about
trauma.
Reshaped by recent developments in attachment theory, including
the importance of cumulative stress over a lifetime, this
compelling work retains the author's initial focus on attachment as
he looks at trauma from two perspectives. From the psychological
perspective, the author discusses the impact of trauma on emotion,
memory, the self, and relationships, incorporating research from
neuroscience to argue that trauma is a physical illness. From the
psychiatric perspective, the author discusses various
trauma-related disorders and symptoms: depression, posttraumatic
stress disorder, and dissociative disorders, along with a range of
self-destructive behaviors to which trauma can make a
contribution.
Important updates include substantive and practical information
on - Emotion and emotion regulation, prompted by extensive
contemporary research on emotion -- which is becoming a science
unto itself.- Illness, based on current developments in the
neurobiological understanding of trauma.- Depression, a pervasive
trauma-related problem that poses a number of catch-22s for
recovery.- Various forms of self-destructiveness -- substance
abuse, eating disorders, and deliberate self-harm -- all construed
as coping strategies that backfire.- Suicidal states and
self-defeating aspects of personality disorders.
The author addresses the challenges of healing by reviewing
strategies of emotion regulation as well as a wide range of sound
treatment approaches. He concludes with a new chapter on the
foundation of all healing: maintaining hope.
This exceptionally comprehensive overview of a wide range of
traumatic experiences, written in nontechnical language with
extensive references to both classic and contemporary theoretical,
clinical, and research literature, offers a uniquely useful guide
for victims of trauma, their family members, and mental health care
professionals alike.
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