Trauma and Serious Mental Illness

Editor : Steven N. Gold, Editor : Jon D. Elhai

Trauma and Serious Mental Illness

Book Details

  • Publisher : Haworth Press
  • Published : 2007
  • Cover : Paperback
  • Pages : 168
  • Category :
    Trauma and Violence
  • Catalogue No : 28546
  • ISBN 13 : 9780789036513
  • ISBN 10 : 0789036517
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An exploration of the newfound connections between mental illness and trauma. For decades, the idea that serious mental illnesses (SMIs) are almost exclusively biologically-based and must be treated pharmacologically has been commonplace in psychology literature. As a result, many mental health professionals have stopped listening to their clients, categorizing their symptoms as manifestations of neurologically-based disturbed thinking. "Trauma and Serious Mental Illness" is the groundbreaking series of works that challenge this standard view and provides a comprehensive introduction to the emerging perspective of SMIs as trauma-based. This unique collection illustrates how different psychotherapy approaches can lead to reduced symptomatology, decreased psychological distress, and improved functioning in individuals living with SMIs. Each extensively-referenced chapter offers mental health workers a forward-looking theoretical inquiry, empirical study, or critical treatise providing compelling counter evidence to challenge the widespread belief that SMIs are not reactions to the extreme and extremely disturbing circumstances embodied by psychological trauma. In addition to the etiological application, this revealing text proposes ways to incorporate this cutting-edge approach toward treatment options as well.

About the Editor(s)

Steven N. Gold, PhD, is Professor Emeritus of Psychology at Nova Southeastern University; a past president and fellow of the ISSTD and APA Division of Trauma Psychology; and a founding editor of the APA journal, Psychological Trauma.

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