Title Mindfulness-based interventions for trauma and its consequences / David J. Kearney, Tracy L. Simpson

Published Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, [2020]

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 147 pages) : illustrations Series Concise guides on trauma care series Concise guides on trauma care book series. Contents Why mindfulness-based interventions for post-traumatic stress disorder? -- Mindfulness-based interventions for selected consequences of trauma -- Practical considerations for offering mindfulness-based interventions to people with trauma histories -- Reflections on teaching specific mindfulness practices -- Moving forward Summary "People suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other consequences of trauma face daunting challenges. Although many clinical treatments target symptoms of PTSD, an optimal treatment strategy would also address the many health problems that co-occur, such as chronic pain, substance misuse, and depression. To address this need, this book offers mindfulness-based interventions. These therapeutic treatments aim to change the patient's relationship to thoughts, emotions, bodily sensations, and associated behaviors through an attitude of non-judgment, curiosity, openness, acceptance, and kindness. The book shows practitioners how to guide the patient through meditation practices such as breathing meditation, body scan meditation, or mindful movement to address symptoms including rumination, guilt and shame, avoidance, and hypervigilance, as well as comorbid conditions such as depression, chronic pain, and substance misuse. The authors intention in writing this book is to provide a resource designed both to help clinicians understand the landscape of trauma more fully and to provide practical suggestions to help group leaders effectively teach mindfulness to those who have sustained trauma. The book is structured into two parts. Part I provides an overview of the landscape of trauma and focuses on PTSD and other posttrauma sequelae. Part II focuses on practical considerations. It is the authors hope that the material presented in the book will lead to a greater understanding of how mindfulness can help mitigate factors that maintain or worsen conditions commonly experienced by trauma survivors, and that this greater understanding will translate into more effective teaching and improved outcomes for patients."--Preface. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved) Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on December 20, 2021) Subject Post-traumatic stress disorder -- Treatment Psychic trauma -- Treatment Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy. Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic -- therapy Psychological Trauma -- therapy Mindfulness -- methods PSYCHOLOGY / Psychopathology / Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Psychic trauma -- Treatment Post-traumatic stress disorder -- Treatment Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy Mindfulness (Psychology) Post-traumatic stress disorder Form Electronic book Author Simpson, Tracy L. (Tracy Lynn), author. American Psychological Association, issuing body. LC no. 2019013014 ISBN 9781433831447 1433831449

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