Trauma And Serious Mental Illness

by Gold; Steven N

• ISBN13: 9780789036513
• ISBN10: 0789036517
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2008-04-15
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

For decades, the idea that serious mental illnesses (SMIs) are almost exclusively biologically-based and must be treated pharmacologically has been commonplace in psychology literature. As a result, many mental health professionals have stopped listening to their clients, categorizing their symptoms as manifestations of neurologically-based disturbed thinking. Trauma and Serious Mental Illness is the groundbreaking series of works that challenge this standard view and provides a comprehensive introduction to the emerging perspective of SMIs as trauma-based. This unique collection illustrates how different psychotherapy approaches can lead to reduced symptomatology, decreased psychological distress, and improved functioning in individuals living with SMIs. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Trauma and Serious Mental Illness: Is the Pendulum About to Swing?	p. 1
Conceptual Frameworks
Childhood Trauma and Psychosis: The Genie Is Out of the Bottle	p. 7
Dissociation and Psychosis: Conceptual Issues	p. 21
Auditory Hallucinations: Psychotic Symptom or Dissociative Experience?	p. 35
Empirical Studies
Impact of Child Abuse Timing and Family Environment on Psychosis	p. 65
Gender Differences in Relationship Patterns Between Adverse Psychiatric Experiences, Lifetime Trauma, and PTSD	p. 87
Clinical Applications
The Broad Relationship Between Bipolar Disorder and Disorders of Psychological Trauma-Time-Limited to Life-Long Need for Mood Stabilizers	p. 99
Trauma and Schizophrenia	p. 127
Index	p. 145
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