Protocol for Treatment of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

See Far CBT Model: Beyond Cognitive Behavior Therapy

M. Lahad, M. Doron, Miki Doron

• Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Year: 2010
• Print ISBN: 9781607505747
• eBook ISBN: 9781607505754
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Psychology
• Subtopic: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
• Index: Psychology

Psychic trauma is as old as mankind itself, but it is still not fully understood how or why the exposure to single or multiple horrific events can overwhelm some people to the extent that they are haunted day and night by the terrible things they have witnessed. Most will recover spontaneously, but others become victims of the most common psychological disorder stemming from such an experience: post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). It is estimated that 8% of the Western population suffer from this disorder, and that 40% of them will continue to suffer from symptoms even ten years after the trigger event. For many years it was believed that there was no remedy for those suffering from severe psychic trauma, but in the last decade a major breakthrough has seen the development of new and effective therapy methods. Regaining a sense of control is key to helping clients suffering from PTSD and its accompanying disorders. The authors of this book have spent many years working in the field. Here they distill those elements common to all the accepted methods of treatment, and they add the unique aspect of imagination and fantasy, described in a concept they call Fantastic Reality. Whilst not claiming to have a remedy or solution for every sufferer, this book will help to provide solutions for some of the aspects lacking in other models. This book will prove a valuable addition to the resources of all those who work in this field, where effective treatment, though much needed, is still scarce.

Table of contents

• Title
• About the Authors
• Acknowledgements
• Introduction
• Contents
• Part 1
• Chapter 1 What is Trauma?
• Chapter 2 When Experiencing Trauma
• Chapter 3 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
• Chapter 4 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Treatment
• Chapter 5 Fantastic Reality2
• Chapter 6 Principals of the Somatic Experiencing System3
• Chapter 7 Anchoring Resources in the Body using the Integrative Model of Resiliency BASIC PH
• Chapter 8 SEE FAR CBT Therapy Model
• Chapter 9 Therapy Phases
• Chapter 10 The Structure of the Sessions - An Example of a Ten Session Therapy
• Part 2
• Appendices
• Bibliography