Treating Complex Traumatic Stress Disorders (Adults) Scientific Foundations and Therapeutic Models

by Courtois, Christine A.; Ford, Julian D.; Herman, Judith Lewis; van der Kolk, Bessel A.

• ISBN13: 9781462513390
• ISBN10: 1462513395
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2013-09-27
• Publisher: The Guilford Press

Summary

This book has been replaced by Treating Complex Traumatic Stress Disorders in Adults, Second Edition, ISBN 978-1-4625-4362-5.
 

Author Biography

Christine A. Courtois, PhD, ABPP, is a counseling psychologist in private practice in Washington, DC, and is National Clinical Trauma Consultant to Elements Behavioral Health/Promises, Malibu. She is chair of the American Psychological Association (APA) Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Clinical Treatment Guideline Development Panel and has worked on treatment guidelines for complex trauma for three professional organizations. She is a past president of Division 56 (Psychological Trauma) of the APA, founding coeditor of the journal Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, and a cofounder and past Clinical and Training Director of The CENTER: Posttraumatic Disorders Program in Washington. Dr. Courtois is a recipient of the Outstanding Contributions to Professional Practice Award from APA Division 56, the Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation (ISSTD), and the Sarah Haley Award for Clinical Excellence from the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS), among other honors. She is coeditor (with Julian D. Ford) of Treating Complex Traumatic Stress Disorders in Children and Adolescents and coauthor with Dr. Ford of Treatment of Complex Trauma: A Sequenced, Relationship-Based Approach, and has also published several other books and numerous chapters and articles on trauma-related topics.

Julian D. Ford, PhD, a clinical psychologist, is Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine, where he is also Director of the Child Trauma Clinic and of the Center for Trauma Recovery and Juvenile Justice. He is Associate Editor of the Journal of Trauma and Dissociation and serves on the board of directors of the ISTSS. Dr. Ford developed and conducts research on the Trauma Affect Regulation: Guide for Education and Therapy (TARGET) psychosocial intervention for adolescents, adults, and families. In addition to his books edited or authored with Christine A. Courtois, Dr. Ford has published several other books on trauma-related topics.

Dr. Courtois and Dr. Ford are co-recipients of the ISSTD's Print Media Award for this book.

Table of Contents

Foreword, Judith Lewis Herman

Introduction, Christine A. Courtois and Julian D. Ford

I. Overview

1. Defining and Understanding Complex Trauma and Complex Traumatic Stress Disorders, Julian D. Ford and Christine A. Courtois

2. Neurobiological and Developmental Research: Clinical Implications, Julian D. Ford

3. Best Practices in Psychotherapy for Children and Adolescents, Julian D. Ford and Marylene Cloitre

4. Best Practices in Psychotherapy for Adults, Christine A. Courtois, Julian D. Ford, and Marylene Cloitre

5. Assessment of the Sequelae of Complex Trauma: Evidence-Based Measures, John Briere and Joseph Spinazzola

6. Assessment of Attachment and Abuse History, and Adult Attachment Style, Daniel Brown

7. Treating Dissociation, Kathy Steele and Onno van der Hart

8. Cultural Competence, Laura S. Brown

9. Therapeutic Alliance and Risk Management, Philip J. Kinsler, Christine A. Courtois, and A. Steven Frankel

10. Living and Working Self-Reflectively to Address Vicarious Trauma, Laurie Anne Pearlman and James Caringi

II. Individual Treatment Approaches and Strategies

11. Contextual Therapy, Steven N. Gold

12. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Christie Jackson, Kore Nissenson, and Marylene Cloitre

13. Contextual Behavior Trauma Therapy, Victoria M. Follette, Katherine M. Iverson, and Julian D. Ford

14. Experiential and Emotion-Focused Therapy, Diana Fosha, Sandra Paivio, Kari Gleiser, and Julian D. Ford

15. Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Janina Fisher and Pat Ogden

16. Pharmacotherapy, Lewis A. Opler, Michelle S. Grennan, and Julian D. Ford

III. Systemic Treatment Approaches and Strategies

17. Internal Family Systems Therapy, Richard C. Schwartz, Mark F. Schwartz, and Lori Galperin

18. Couple Therapy, Susan M. Johnson and Christine A. Courtois

19. Family Systems Therapy, Julian D. Ford and William Saltzman

20. Group Therapy, Julian D. Ford, Roger D. Fallot, and Maxine Harris

Conclusion: The Clinical Utility of a Complex Traumatic Stress Disorders Framework, Julian D. Ford and Christine A. Courtois

Afterword, Bessel A. van der Kolk