Conquering Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder The Newest Techniques for Overcoming Symptoms, Regaining Hope, and Getting Your Life Back

by Lemle Beckner, Victoria; Arden, John B.

• ISBN13: 9781592333097
• ISBN10: 1592333095
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-09-01
• Publisher: Fair Winds Press

Summary

More than 13 million Americans experience Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and one out of 13 adults will develop it in their lifetime. Recent worldwide crises and events including the Iraq war; the September 11th attacks; numerous Columbine-like events; the Catholic Church child molestation scandal; and the Katrina tragedy in New Orleans, continue to present thousands more PTSD cases each year in all age groups. This book helps victims make sense of the events that led to their illness and teaches them how to create a new reality with specific advice and action plans that put them on the road to recovery and long-term healing.

Author Biography

Victoria Lemle Beckner, Ph.D., is a professor at the University of California at San Francisco with eleven years of clinical and research experience in the areas of stress, anxiety, and PTSD John B. Arden, Ph.D., is the director of training for mental health at the Kaiser Permanente Medical Centers in northern California. He oversees one of the largest mental health training programs in the world

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 9
What Is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder?
Six Trauma Survivors: Their Stories	p. 14
What is Post-Traumatic Stress?	p. 25
Overcoming Anxiety, Avoidance, and Depression
Reduce Anxiety by Modifying Your Stress Responses	p. 44
Overcome Avoidance by Stepping Out	p. 66
Fight Depression by Challenging Negative Thinking and Getting Active	p. 83
Taking Care of Your Brain and Body
Sleeping, Eating, and Medication: Ways to Promote a Healthy Brain	p. 114
Reducing Your Dependence on Alcohol and Drugs	p. 139
Healing Trauma by Improving Relationships
From Withdrawal to Embrace	p. 154
From Explode to Explain	p. 176
From Trauma to Growth
How Trauma Challenges Your Beliefs	p. 200
Processing the Trauma by Putting It into Words	p. 227
How to Talk about Trauma and PTSD with Others	p. 243
Using Trauma as an Opportunity to Grow	p. 265
Acknowledgments	p. 290
About the Authors	p. 292
Index	p. 294
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