This authoritative reference on complex traumatic stress disorders
(CTSDs) and their assessment and treatment has now been significantly
revised with more than 75% new material reflecting a decade of advances
in the field. Leading experts delve into ways to understand, engage,
assess, and treat adults with complex trauma histories, whose symptoms
often include but may go well beyond those of posttraumatic stress
disorder. The volume presents cutting-edge theory and research on CTSDs,
considers diagnostic controversies, and identifies core elements of
effective, culturally responsive treatment. Established and emerging
therapies specifically tailored to this population are described and
illustrated with vivid case examples. Other highlights are chapters on
transtheoretical treatment, the crucial role of professionalism and
training, and recognizing and managing vicarious traumatization.
New to This Edition
*Incorporates major advances in research and clinical practice.
*Chapters on additional evidence-based individual treatments: prolonged
exposure therapy, cognitive therapy, cognitive processing therapy, brief
eclectic psychotherapy, eye movement desensitization and reprocessing
therapy, narrative exposure therapy, interpersonal psychotherapy,
emotion-focused therapy, and the TARGET recovery model.
*Chapters on additional evidence-based group and conjoint family
therapy models: attachment-based couple therapy and integrated treatment
of co-occurring CTSDs and substance use disorders.
*Chapters on promising treatments: treatment for structural
dissociation, experiential/somatotherapy approaches, mindfulness
approaches, and complementary healing therapies.
See also Drs. Ford and Courtois's authored book, Treatment of Complex
Trauma, which presents their own therapeutic approach for adult clients
in depth, and their edited volume Treating Complex Traumatic Stress
Disorders in Children and Adolescents.
