Religion and Recovery from PTSD
eBook - ePub

Religion and Recovery from PTSD

  1. 328 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Religion and Recovery from PTSD

About this book

This volume focuses on the role that religion and spirituality can play in recovery from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other forms of trauma, including moral injury. Religious texts, from the Bible to Buddhist scriptures, have always contained passages that focus on helping those who have experienced the trauma of war. Many religions have developed psychological, social, behavioral, and spiritual ways of coping and healing that can work in tandem with clinical treatments today in assisting recovery from PTSD and moral injury.

In this book the authors review and discuss systematic research into how religion helps people cope with severe trauma, including trauma caused by natural disasters, intentional interpersonal violence, or combat experiences during war. They delve into the impact that spirituality has in both the development of and recovery from PTSD. Beyond reviewing research, they also use case vignettes throughout to illustrate the very human story of recovery from PTSD, and how religious or spiritual beliefs can both help or hinder depending on circumstance. A vital work for any mental health or religious professionals who seek to help people dealing with severe trauma and loss.

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Yes, you can access Religion and Recovery from PTSD by Harold Koenig, Donna Ames, Michelle Pearce in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Psychology & Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Contents
  4. Foreword by William P. Nash
  5. Introduction
  6. 1. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
  7. 2. Evidence-Based Treatments for PTSD
  8. 3. Healing from War in Religious Scriptures
  9. 4. Religion and Coping with Severe Trauma
  10. 5. Prevention of PTSD and Impact of Trauma on Religion
  11. 6. Recovery from PTSD and Impact on Post-Traumatic Growth
  12. 7. Moral Injury and PTSD
  13. 8. Identifying Moral Injury
  14. 9. Religious/Spiritual Treatments for PTSD and Moral Injury
  15. 10. Spiritually Integrated Cognitive Processing Therapy for Moral Injury and PTSD
  16. 11. How Religion Affects PTSD
  17. 12. Recommendations, Summary, and Conclusions
  18. Resources
  19. Subject Index
  20. Author Index
  21. Join Our Mailing List
  22. Copyright
  23. Of Related Interest