Embitterment is a distinct state of mood known to everyone. It can be seen in the context of exceptional though "normal" negative life events. It is an emotional reaction e.g. to humiliation, to being severely disappointed by others, or to violations of basic values. Embitterment is accompanied by other emotions like feelings of hopelessness and helplessness, poor moods and a lack of drive, and aggression towards oneself and others. It can end in suicide or even murder-suicide and in adistinctpathological state known as "Posttraumatic Embitterment Disorder (PTED)." But despite the high prevalence rates, the detrimental effects on individuals and its forensic and societal importance, embitterment has yet to receive due scientific attention.
In this book pioneers in embitterment research summarize the current knowledge on embitterment, its triggers, phenomenology and consequences. The work is intended to stimulate international debate and to contribute to a better understanding of embitterment and a deeper appreciation of the impact of exceptional but normal negative life events on psychological well-being.

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Embitterment is a distinct state of mood known to everyone. It can be seen in the context of exceptional though "normal" negative life events. It is an emotional reaction e.g. to humiliation, to being severely disappointed by others, or to violations of basic values. Embitterment is accompanied by other emotions like feelings of hopelessness and helplessness, poor moods and a lack of drive, and aggression towards oneself and others. It can end in suicide or even murder-suicide and in a distinct pathological state known as "Posttraumatic Embitterment Disorder (PTED)". But despite the high prevalence rates, the detrimental effects on individuals and its forensic and societal importance, embitterment has yet to receive due scientific attention. In this book pioneers in embitterment research summarize the current knowledge on embitterment, its triggers, phenomenology and consequences. The work is intended to stimulate international debate and to contribute to a better understanding of embitterment and a deeper appreciation of the impact of exceptional but normal negative life events on psychological well-being.

Memories are indispensable for individuals as well as social groups. Forgetting not only means loss of functioning but also loss of identity. Memories can also be hurting and cause problems, as research on posttraumatic stress disorders (PTSD) has shown. This is true for individuals as well as social groups and even societies. Memories and especially negative memories can escape the control of the individual. Many political conflicts can only be understood when taking history and memories into account.

In this volume a comprehensive scientific overview is given on the development of "hurting memories" in individuals and societies. Consequences are described, i.e. from mental disorders in individuals, like PTSD or other neurotic disorders, to societal tensions and conflicts, from South Africa to Northern Europe. Additionally, "beneficial forgetting" is discussed, from treatments of individuals to reconciliation between social groups. The contrasting of "hurting memories and beneficial forgetting" can help to understand, that memories can have positive and negative results and that it is difficult to decide when to support memories and when forgetting.

Bringing individual and societal memories in coincetion - the benefit is a new perspective on the interactrion between individuals and society. Pointing to possible negative consequences of memory - the benefit is a new perspective of an important but under recognized scientific and clinical problem. Presenting modes of treatment and reconciliation for individuals and social groups - an overview which can not be found elsewhere.

Die Diagnostik und Therapie psychischer Erkrankungen ist in einer dynamischen Entwicklung begriffen. Sowohl hinsichtlich der differentialdiagnostischen Abgrenzung psychischer Stoerungen wie auch bezuglich atiologischer Kenntnisse und nicht zuletzt der somato-, pharmako-, psycho- und soziotherapeutischen Behandlungsoptionen hat es in den letzten Jahren entscheidende Fortschritte gegeben. Das vorliegende Lehrbuch fasst diese Entwicklungen auf aktuellem Stand zusammen. Es gibt Studenten der Medizin und der Psychologie einen UEberblick uber das gesamte Fach der Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie. Es erlaubt erfahrenen Fachkollegen, sich uber den neuesten Stand der Fachentwicklung zu informieren. Neben dem eigentlichen Text fasst ein Randtext die wichtigsten Informationen fur den eiligen Leser zusammen wobei Inhaltlich und formal besonders auf Prufungsrelevanz geachtet wurde. Die einzelnen Kapitel sind von renommierten Autoren geschrieben, was die fachliche Genauigkeit im Detail garantiert.

AnlAAlich einer neuen Arztlichen Weiterbildungsordnung mit dem nunmehrigen Facharzt fA1/4r Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie hat die Deutsche Gesellschaft fA1/4r Psychiatrie, Psychotherapie und Nervenheilkunde (DGPPN) ein Statuskolloquium "Psychotherapie in der Psychiatrie" veranstaltet, zu dem Psychotherapieforscher aus allen deutschsprachigen psychiatrischen Kliniken und Abteilungen eingeladen waren. Das Buch enthAlt eine reprAsentative Auswahl der BeitrAge, die einen Querschnitt durch die gegenwArtige Psychotherapieforschung innerhalb der deutschsprachigen Psychiatrie ergeben. DarA1/4ber hinaus kommen Vertreter der Klinischen Psychologie und Psychosomatik zu grundsAtzlichen Themen zu Wort, so daA daraus ein aktueller Aoeberblick A1/4ber Forschungsschwerpunkte und Probleme psychiatrischer Psychotherapieforschung resultiert a " eine ideale ErgAnzung und Aktualisierung vorhandener Darstellungen der Psychotherapie um die Forschungsperspektive.

"Psychotherapie in der Psychiatrie" ist ein Thema, das he ute dringlicher denn je er- fordert, aktuelle Entwicklungen der Psychotherapie darzustellen und ihren Stellen- wert fUr die psychiatrische Behandlung sowie ihre Bedeutung fur den einzelnen psy- chisch Kranken zu profen. Denn diese Fragen blieben in der Diskussion der letzten Jahre weitgehend ungekHirt. Die offentliche Diskussion des Themas Psychotherapie war eher von aHgemeinen fachlichen wie auch politischen FragesteHungen gekenn- zeichnet. Arzte, Psychologen, Sozialarbeiter, Vertreter berufsstandischer Organisa- tionen und von Therapieverbiinden, Krankenkassen, Politiker und nicht zuletzt auch Patienten waren und sind an dieser Diskussion beteiligt. Zu den im engeren Sinne fachlichen und wissenschaftlichen Hauptfragen gehort das Problem des Wirksamkeitsnachweises. Zum einen wurde in den letzten Jahr- zehnten das Spektrum tradierter suggestiv-supportiver oder psychoanalytischer Psy- chotherapien durch die Entwicklung neuer Psychotherapieverfahren erweitert und auch strukturell verandert. Damit steHte sich die Frage, welche Therapieform bei welchem Patienten und welch en psychiatrischen Krankheitsbildem die wirksamste und damit indizierte Behandlungsmethode ist. Zum anderen wurden in den letzten Jahren insbesondere im Bereich der Psychopharmakotherapie neue Methoden der Wirksamkeitsprtifung entwickelt, an deren Standards die Beurteilung auch psycho- therapeutischer Verfahren nicht einfach vOriibergehen kann. Mit diesem Problem des Wirksamkeitsnachweises ist auch eines der derzeit wich- tigsten gesundheitspolitischen Probleme eng verkntipft. Vor a11em von den Kosten- tragem der Krankenversorgung wird eine Abgrenzung von kurativer Psychothera- pie gegen andere professionelle zwischen- und mitmenschliche Hilfen gefordert.

Practical expert guidance on embitterment disorders Learn about the evidence-base of PTED and wisdom therapy Teach clients skills to overcome embitterment Tips on social, legal, and medical apsects Includes printable handouts A companion book for clients is available Feelings of embitterment and posttraumatic embitterment disorder are common in our society and result from reactions to injustices, humiliation, and breaches of trust. They can lead to significant suffering in those affected and to those around them although the clients may be otherwise psychopathologically inconspicuous. The aggressiveness of this client group, as well as their rejection of help, among other factors, is challenging for practitioners and makes treatment complex. Help is at hand with this practical evidence-based guide that provides models for the development and continuation of such embitterment states as well as outlines how to diagnose embitterment disorder. The reader is guided through the state-of-the-art treatment approaches for embitterment disorder: cognitive behavior therapy with wisdom strategies. Teach your clients how to process their internalized feelings of hurt and humiliation so that they can create the conditions to reconcile themselves with the events that triggered these difficult and long-lasting states. The book is full of practice-oriented tips to help clients actively gain closure with the past and enable a new orientation towards the future. One method to reach this goal is the reevaluation of the critical events and their consequences. Wisdom therapy provides various tools for this, and these techniques are brought to life with numerous case vignettes. The author also provides tips on the social, medical, and legal aspects associated with this disorder, for example, questions of work incapacity and criminal responsibility. Helpful information for clients is provided in the accompanying book, How to Overcome Embitterment With Wisdom.

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