Treating Psychological Trauma and PTSD

by Wilson, John P.; Friedman, Matthew J.; Lindy, Jacob D.

• ISBN13: 9781593850173
• ISBN10: 1593850174
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-01-13
• Publisher: The Guilford Press

Summary

This volume presents an innovative psychobiological framework for understanding and treating PTSD. A major emphasis is the need to reformulate diagnostic criteria and treatment goals to reflect emerging knowledge about the complex pathways by which trauma disrupts people's lives. Within a holistic, organismic framework, the editors identify 65 PTSD symptoms contained within five (rather than the traditional three) symptom clusters, and spell out 80 target objectives for treatment. Expert contributors then provide detailed presentations of core therapeutic approaches, including acute posttraumatic interventions, cognitive-behavioral approaches, pharmacotherapy, group psychotherapy, and psychodynamic techniques, as well as approaches to working with specific populations, including children, refugees, and the dually diagnosed. The concluding section reviews and synthesizes all case material presented, examining which symptoms are addressed by each of the core approaches,

Author Biography

John P. Wilson, PhD, is Professor of Psychology at Cleveland State University.

Matthew J. Friedman, MD, PhD, is Executive Director of the National Center for PTSD, based at the VA Medical Center in White River Junction, Vermont.

Jacob D. Lindy, MD, is a training and supervising analyst at the Cincinnati Psychoanalytic Institute.

Table of Contents

Theory, Models, and Clinical Paradigms of Treatment
Treatment Goals for PTSD	p. 3
A Holistic, Organismic Approach to Healing Trauma and PTSD	p. 28
Clinical Treatment of PTSD
An Overview of Clinical Considerations and Principles in the Treatment of PTSD	p. 59
Allostatic versus Empirical Perspectives on Pharmacotherapy for PTSD	p. 94
An Allostatic Approach to the Psychodynamic Understanding of PTSD	p. 125
Acute Posttraumatic Interventions	p. 139
Cognitive-Behavioral Approaches to PTSD	p. 159
Group Psychotherapy for PTSD	p. 183
Clinical Treatment Approaches for Special Trauma Populations
Treatment of Persons with Complex PTSD and Other Trauma-Related Disruptions of the Self	p. 205
Dual Diagnosis and Treatment of PTSD	p. 237
Cross-Cultural Treatment of PTSD	p. 255
Treatment Methods for Childhood Trauma	p. 278
Treatment of PTSD in Families and Couples	p. 335
Treatment of PTSD in Persons with Severe Mental Illness	p. 354
Case History Analysis and Practical Considerations
Case History Analysis of the Treatments for PTSD: Lessons Learned	p. 385
Practical Considerations in the Treatment of PTSD: Guidelines for Practitioners	p. 409
Respecting the Trauma Membrane: Above All, Do No Harm	p. 432
Author Index	p. 447
Subject Index	p. 457
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