Trauma and Violence Books
Experiential Action Methods and Tools for Healing Grief and Loss-Related Trauma
Experiential Action Methods and Tools for Healing Grief and Loss-Related Trauma introduces innovative psychodramatic and creative expression methods for helping those affected by bereavement and... (more)
Moral Injury and Beyond: Understanding Human Anguish and Healing Traumatic Wounds
Moral Injury and Beyond: Understanding Human Anguish and Healing Traumatic Wounds uniquely brings together a prominent collection of international contributors from the fields of psychiatry,... (more)
Trauma and the Discourse of Climate Change: Literature, Psychoanalysis and Denial
The more the global north has learned about the existential threat of climate change, the faster it has emitted greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. In Trauma and the Discourse of Climate Change,... (more)
Trauma-Informed Mindfulness With Teens: A Guide for Mental Health Professionals
Mindfulness has grown in popularity exponentially over the past two decades, and many educators, therapists and other youth professionals are asked to teach mindfulness in a variety of public... (more)
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for PTSD: A Case Formulation Approach
Acclaimed for providing a flexible framework for individualized treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), this empathic guide has now been revised and expanded with 50% new material. The... (more)
Transgenerational Trauma and Therapy: The Transgenerational Atmosphere
Transgenerational Trauma and Therapy presents the transgenerational, psychological impacts of trauma, and the clinical work on it. The book's expansive insight explores the psychology of the massive,... (more)
Doing Psychotherapy: A Trauma and Attachment-Informed Approach
Most books about doing psychotherapy are tied to particular psychotherapeutic practices. Here, seasoned clinical author Robin Shapiro teaches readers the ins and outs of a trauma-and... (more)
Trauma and Dissociation-Informed Psychotherapy: Relational Healing and the Therapeutic Connection
A new model of therapeutic action, one that heals trauma and dissociation, is overtaking the mental- health field. It is not just trauma, but the dissociation of the self, that causes emotional pain... (more)
Disaster Mental Health Community Planning: A Manual for Trauma-Informed Collaboration
Disaster Mental Health Community Planning is a step-by-step guide to developing mental health disaster plans, assisting communities to act on long-term resilience and recovery.
As disasters... (more)
Invisible Trauma: Women, Difference and the Criminal Justice System
There is an expectation that women will be nurturers and carers. Women who have been judged violent, destructive and criminal and who are detained in the criminal justice system can find themselves... (more)
Psychosis, Trauma and Dissociation: Evolving Perspectives on Severe Psychopathology: Second Edition
This revised and updated second edition of Psychosis, Trauma and Dissociation offers an important resource that takes a wide-ranging and in-depth look at the multifaceted relationship between trauma,... (more)
The Handbook of Therapeutic Care for Children: Evidence-Informed Approaches to Working with Traumatized Children and Adolescents in Foster, Kinship and Adoptive Care
This innovative book brings together a wide range of therapeutic approaches, techniques and models to outline recent developments in the practice of supporting children in out-of-home care. It sheds... (more)
Psychological Therapies in Acquired Brain Injury
The psychological impact of an acquired brain injury (ABI) can be devastating for both the person involved and their family. This book describes the different types of psychological therapies used to... (more)
Building Resilience Through Contemplative Practice: A Field Manual for Helping Professionals and Volunteers
Recasting burnout as a crucial phase of service, Building Resilience Through Contemplative Practice uses real-world case studies to teach professionals and volunteers unique skills for cultivating... (more)
A Brain Of My Own: A memoir about dissociation dissolved
A Brain of My Own is about slavery, about brains stolen in childhood and before; brains that have been intruded upon, stopped, shrunk, paralyzed. We know about the history of people whose bodies were... (more)
September 11: Trauma and Human Bonds
Our view of massive trauma has been shaped by the events of September 11, 2001. This volume focuses on the World Trade Center attack and its psychological consequences in order to deepen... (more)
Extremities: Trauma Testimony and Community
A remarkable volume in which prominent scholars and writers explore the emotional, political, and aesthetic dimensions of
Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy with Trauma Survivors
This book provides a theoretical framework and an innovative model of intervention for distressed couples whose relationships are affected by the echoes of trauma. (more)
Trauma of Sexual Assault: Treatment, Prevention and Practice
Rape and sexual assault are common crimes in our societies, but work on its psychosocial impact and critiques of procedures and interventions are hard to find. The Trauma of Sexual Assault fills... (more)
The New Change Your Brain, Change Your Pain: Based on EMDR
Based on the author's 20 years of clinical experience and research using EMDR to treat pain, this book shows how to harness natural brain capacities such as attention, memory and sensory processing... (more)
Until the Fires Stopped Burning: 9/11 and New York City in the Words and Experiences of Survivors and Witnesses
Charles B. Strozier's college lost sixty-eight alumni in the tragedy of 9/11, and the many courses he has taught on terrorism and related topics since have attracted dozens of survivors and family... (more)
Talking About Sexual Assault: Society's Response to Survivors
Sexual assault is a traumatic experience for any woman. This book provides a comprehensive look at womens rape disclosure, addressing such issues as why, how often, and to whom women disclose their... (more)