Find Help: A PTSD Resource Guide

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Author : Gerhard Christianson
Genre :

Summary : "Complex PTSD for Beginners: an Easy Guide", hopes to be a source of information and inspiration for anyone experiencing PTSD or Complex PTSD, or for anyone who loves someone with Complex PTSD. The aim of this book is to provide a framework for self-management and recovery, but it should always be combined with professional help. You are strong enough to do this. Smile in trouble, gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection.Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), as its name suggests, is an anxiety disorder that can occur secondary to a stressful or traumatic event like a vehicle accident or natural disasters. However, in recent years, a closely related condition called Complex PTSD (complex post-traumatic stress disorder) is emerging as a new anxiety disorder which is now widely recognized and diagnosed by doctors worldwide. This disorder is called "complex," because it involves repeated trauma over months or years, compared to a single traumatic event that causes simple PTSD. This book, together with other resources and professional help, hopes to help its readers to overcome depression, anxiety, anger & worry associated with PTSD and Complex PTSD. In future updates, it will expand further into how to Improve your moods, regain emotional control, find your purpose after trauma & rise from CPTSD.

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Author : Arielle Loyola
Genre : Psychology

Summary : This book, Complex PTSD, is relevant to anyone suffering from complex post-traumatic stress disorder. It is a book that teaches and guides the readers towards the healing path from CPTSD. It is a most-have book! In this book, you will learn: The nature of Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD) List of common Complex PTSD symptoms Origins of Complex PTSD More about trauma The four F’s (Fight, Flight, Freeze, and Fawn) relating to Complex PTSD Levels of recovering from Complex PTSD Key Developmental Arrests In CPTSD Improving relationship (how CPTSD patients can related with others) The progression of recovering from CPTSD Managing emotional flashback How to help children manage emotional flashback Self-help guides to recovering from CPTSD This book, Complex PTSD, is specifically designed to examine the nature of complex post-traumatic stress disorder as found in both adults and children. The book renders a complete understanding of the CPTSD and its relatedness.

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Author : Rosie Peggy Greenwood
Genre : Psychology

Summary : "Self-Guided EMDR Therapy & Workbook: A Comprehensive Guide to Overcoming Trauma and Enhancing Emotional Well-being" is a detailed and thorough guide for individuals who are interested in learning about Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy and applying it for their personal growth and recovery. This practical handbook introduces readers to the foundations of EMDR therapy, its clinical applications, and its effectiveness in treating various mental health disorders. It explores the underlying principles of EMDR, elucidating how this innovative therapy can help in processing traumatic memories and reducing emotional distress. With a special focus on self-guided EMDR, the book empowers readers to use these techniques independently while also acknowledging the importance of seeking professional help when necessary. This book takes the reader through a comprehensive understanding of trauma, the brain's response to it, and how EMDR intervenes in these responses. The content draws from the latest research in neuroscience, psychology, and therapeutic interventions, providing a scientific base to the therapeutic practices covered. Comparing EMDR to other therapies such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), the book highlights why one might choose EMDR and what makes this therapy unique. This exploration is coupled with an honest discussion of the limitations of EMDR, ensuring readers are equipped with a balanced understanding of the therapy. The heart of the book is devoted to a step-by-step guide on self-guided EMDR. The book provides clear instructions for each phase of the EMDR process, along with practical tips, strategies, and real-life examples for better understanding. It also incorporates several self-assessment tools that allow readers to evaluate their emotional state and progress throughout the therapy process. To supplement the self-guided therapy process, the book contains a wide range of exercises for identifying traumas, building emotional resilience, grounding techniques, and journaling reflections. These exercises have been designed to assist readers in their self-guided EMDR journey, providing interactive material for both introspection and practice. In addition, the book offers valuable insights on how to manage strong emotional responses during and after EMDR sessions, emphasizing the importance of self-care and emotional well-being. The content on identifying and strengthening inner resources encourages readers to draw upon their inherent strengths and resilience. Detailed scenarios are presented throughout the book to illustrate the application of EMDR in real-life situations. These scenarios are intended to help readers envision the practical use of EMDR principles and practices in addressing their unique experiences and challenges. Finally, the book concludes with strategies for long-term success, managing setbacks, and maintaining the benefits of EMDR in daily life. This includes advice on when and why to seek professional help, how to find a qualified EMDR therapist, and resources for additional support. This comprehensive guide aims to be an enduring resource for individuals seeking to understand and harness the transformative power of EMDR. Whether you are a mental health professional seeking to expand your therapeutic toolkit or an individual exploring self-guided therapeutic options, "Self-Guided EMDR Therapy & Workbook: A Comprehensive Guide to Overcoming Trauma and Enhancing Emotional Well-being" offers an accessible, insightful, and practical approach to understanding and applying EMDR therapy.

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Author : Ricky Greenwald
Genre : Family & Relationships

Summary : Finally--an accessible guide that teaches the step-by-step processes of treatment! The Child Trauma Handbook is a comprehensive plain-language guide to treating trauma-exposed children and adolescents and those with trauma or loss-related issues. This no-nonsense manual helps the reader understand how and why kids' behaviors can be related to their history of trauma while teaching practical hands-on clinical skills and interventions. Informally presented and easy-to-read, this book pulls together all aspects of working with children to become a full-spectrum empirically based, trauma-informed treatment model. Trauma has a lasting effect on everyone, especially children, leaving the risk of developing a range of mental health and behavioral problems. The Child Trauma Handbook tackles this inherent vulnerability by providing practical, accessible information and effective strategies for clinicians and other paraprofessional workers. The user-friendly text includes a fifty-seven page instructor's manual and CD (featuring a test bank and chapter slide shows), illustrative case studies, recommended reading lists, treatment regimes, discussion questions, useful handouts, exercises, and an annotated bibliography--all in an 8.25" x 10.75" format. This resource is an integration of data-based interventions, clinical skills, and therapist/worker self-awareness/self-care that makes it valuable for any mental health professional working with kids. The Child Trauma Handbook is designed as companion text to workshops or course study, or to stand alone as a valuable resource textbook. The book explores: understanding trauma and trauma treatment the structure of trauma treatment the trauma-informed therapeutic relationship evaluation and treatment planning the initial trauma history interview case formulation treatment contract safety and strength-building case management parent training self-control skills training building strength and affect tolerance trauma resolution methods preparation conducting an exposure session problem-solving in an exposure session relapse prevention and harm reduction group therapy crisis intervention creating a safe environment and more! Mental health professionals who work with children and adolescents, day/residential treatment administrators and line staff, pediatric nurses, case managers, teachers, shelter workers, juvenile justice/probation, child welfare workers, and parents will find the Child Trauma Handbook to be an essential, all-encompassing source for effective treatment of children and adolescents in need.

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Author : Sharon L. Johnson
Genre : Psychology

Summary : Sharon Johnson is the author of the best selling Therapist's Guide to Clinical Intervention now in its second edition. In this new book on PTSD, she lends her practical outline format to understanding PTSD assessment, treatment planning, and intervention. The book begins with a summary information on PTSD definition, and prevalence, assessment, and the evidence basis behind different treatment options. The book offers adjunctive skill building resources to supplement traditional therapy choices as well as forms for use in clinical practice. This clinician's guide to diagnosing and treating PTSD is written in a concise format with much of the material in outline or bullet point format, allowing easy understanding of complex material for the busy therapist. The book includes a definition of the disorder, diagnostic criteria, the neurobiology of the disorder, tools and information for diagnosing clients, information on functional impairment, interventions, treatment planning, skill building, and additional clinician resources. * Outlines treatment goals and objectives for DSM-IV PTSD diagnosis * Discusses interventions and the evidence basis for each * Offers skill building resources to supplement treatment * Provides business and clinical forms for use with PTSD patients

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Author : Cheryl A. Roberts
Genre : Psychology

Summary : Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder is a medically recognized disorder that develops as a result of a traumatic event; as a result of PTSD, an individual may suffer nightmares and flashbacks and become hypervigilant, angry, or emotionally numb. This work describes PTSD: causes, symptoms, effects, and coping strategies. While there is no cure, individuals and their loved ones can find healthy ways to cope, and it is important to recognize the strengths that arise in both individuals and families as a result of living with the disorder. This handbook describes how the characteristics of PTSD manifest in daily life and details its effects on the emotional, mental, and physical aspects of an individual's life, including disorders and physical disabilities that may occur jointly or as a result. The work analyzes the affect of PTSD on the couple and the family, detailing possible reactions, and compares the characteristics of healthy and PTSD families. The work explains how and by whom the disorder is diagnosed, with discussion of cross-cultural perspectives on PTSD and the effects of cultural difference on its diagnosis and treatment. The study describes mental health approaches to treatment, such as individual, group, and substance abuse counseling. Techniques such as exposure therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, and Traumatic Incident Reduction are also discussed. The work describes drug treatments, including antianxiety and antidepressant medications. Newer approaches to treating PTSD such as biofeedback, relaxation techniques, and herbal medications are also explained. A conclusion suggests effective strategies for living with PTSD and indicates directions for future research. Appendices include the definitional criteria for PTSD, a list of resources for PTSD survivors, and information about veterans' benefits. A filmography and bibliography are also provided.

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Author : Yochi Dreazen
Genre : History

Summary : The unforgettable story of a military family that lost two sons—one to suicide and one in combat—and channeled their grief into fighting the armed forces’ suicide epidemic. Major General Mark Graham was a decorated two-star officer whose integrity and patriotism inspired his sons, Jeff and Kevin, to pursue military careers of their own. His wife Carol was a teacher who held the family together while Mark's career took them to bases around the world. When Kevin and Jeff die within nine months of each other—Kevin commits suicide and Jeff is killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq—Mark and Carol are astonished by the drastically different responses their sons’ deaths receive from the Army. While Jeff is lauded as a hero, Kevin’s death is met with silence, evidence of the terrible stigma that surrounds suicide and mental illness in the military. Convinced that their sons died fighting different battles, Mark and Carol commit themselves to transforming the institution that is the cornerstone of their lives. The Invisible Front is the story of how one family tries to set aside their grief and find purpose in almost unimaginable loss. The Grahams work to change how the Army treats those with PTSD and to erase the stigma that prevents suicidal troops from getting the help they need before making the darkest of choices. Their fight offers a window into the military’s institutional shortcomings and its resistance to change – failures that have allowed more than 3,000 troops to take their own lives since 2001. Yochi Dreazen, an award-winning journalist who has covered the military since 2003, has been granted remarkable access to the Graham family and tells their story in the full context of two of America’s longest wars. Dreazen places Mark and Carol’s personal journey, which begins when they fall in love in college and continues through the end of Mark's thirty-four year career in the Army, against the backdrop of the military’s ongoing suicide spike, which shows no signs of slowing. With great sympathy and profound insight, The Invisible Front details America's problematic treatment of the troops who return from war far different than when they'd left and uses the Graham family’s work as a new way of understanding the human cost of war and its lingering effects off the battlefield.