Cover; Contents; Part I: Theoretical background; Chapter 1 -- Post-traumatic Responses; Chapter 2 -- Diagnostic Criteria; Chapter 3 -- Assessment; Chapter 4 -- Development and Course of PTSD; Chapter 5 -- Conceptualising PTSD -- the maladaptive interplay of two levels of memory; Chapter 6 -- The Cognitive Profile of Post-traumatic Responses; Chapter 7 -- The Cognitive-contextual Approach; Part II: Applications; Chapter 8 -- PTSD and Sub-syndromal PTSD -- Case Examples; Chapter 9 -- Beyond PTSD: Case Examples; Part III: Postscript; Chapter 10 -- Strengths and Limitations; Appendix I: The Penn Inventory
Summary
Counselling for Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, Third Edition addresses the specifics of counselling clients who have suffered major trauma, whether recently or in the past, and includes 18 detailed case examples together with transcripts of sessions. The authors' cognitive contextual approach translates the psychobiology of trauma responses into clinically useful analogies and simple drawings that guide the therapist and client. The book is unique in covering the diagnosis and treatment of the full spectrum of post-traumatic states. In this fully updated Third Edition the needs of special pop
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 144-150) and index